Author Topic: chess boxing (Read 3439 times)

jocelyn · « **on:** January 03, 2004, 01:22:20 pm »

this is awesome:

Dutch artist Iepe created the sport of chess boxing, which began in earnest in Amsterdam in November with several matches of six four-minute chess rounds alternating with five two-minute boxing rounds, with victory coming by knockout, checkmate, or, if the match goes the distance, judges\' scoring of rounds. Both the Dutch Chess Federation (KNSB) and the Dutch Boxing Federation (NBB) have endorsed the sport, and cards of matches have been scheduled for Berlin and Moscow.

leith · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2004, 01:55:11 pm »

That is awesome. I imagine they will bill it as a battle of brains and brawn.

Wolfman · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2004, 02:56:13 pm »

I wonder if you can see the level of chess play decline as concussions begin surmounting from the boxing rounds. Hope they\'re not getting any nice chess sets all bloody.

FrankZappa · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2004, 05:41:18 am »

this is what we should have been doing at butterfield instead of the wrestling competitions

freddiewaht · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2004, 10:32:01 am »

raw im gonna give it to ya,with no trivia
like **** straight from bolivia
my hiphop will rock and shock the nation
im the immancipation proclaimation

bluefunknebula · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2004, 07:11:49 pm »

haha...t\'was the wu tang clan that started the chess boxing!!!