Knockout at the chessboard or checkmate in the ring

You can believe, you can not, but in Berlin in early November, the first world championship in chess boxing or chess boxing was held. Athletes in the ring then played chess, then beat each other according to the rules of boxing.







And the thing is that a chess box is an alternation of chess and boxing fights. In total, the match has 11 rounds: five boxing and six chess. Both former chess players and former boxers participated in the championship.

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The homeland of the chess box is Germany, which has already opened 40 chess box clubs. An association that proudly calls itself the World Shahbox Organization (WCBO) is also open there. The winner of this championship was the 37-year-old boxer Frank Stold from Germany. After a fierce battle, he won a clear victory in the seventh round, putting a rival from Britain.



And in the future, the organizers want to attract Vitali Klitschko, because they heard that he plays chess well. Hmm, I wonder what it's like to play chess after knockout?



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