#16 Chess Boxing
So you may be asking yourself "Self, is Sports Guy North really that hard up to think of something to post that he's actually going to acknowledge Chess Boxing?"
And the answer is easy. Yes. Yes I am.
For those of you who aren't familiar, Chess Boxing is a match between two opponents just like boxing. There are eleven alternating rounds of boxing and chess sessions, starting with a four-minute chess round followed by two minutes of boxing and so on.
Between rounds there is a 1 minute break, during which competitors change their gear (seriously). The form of chess played is "blitz chess" (whatever that is) in which competitors have a total of twelve minutes. The match can be ended by knockout, checkmate, a judge's decision or if their someone's twelve minutes of chess time elapses.
And that, my friends, is the great sport of Chess Boxing. And, believe it or not, there is actually a World Chess Boxing Organization. Someone actually even has a blog to track his progress in training to become a Chess Boxing Champion.
Does the organization have a motto you ask? What self-respecting organization wouldn't?
"Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board".
God bless you boys.
And the answer is easy. Yes. Yes I am.
For those of you who aren't familiar, Chess Boxing is a match between two opponents just like boxing. There are eleven alternating rounds of boxing and chess sessions, starting with a four-minute chess round followed by two minutes of boxing and so on.
Between rounds there is a 1 minute break, during which competitors change their gear (seriously). The form of chess played is "blitz chess" (whatever that is) in which competitors have a total of twelve minutes. The match can be ended by knockout, checkmate, a judge's decision or if their someone's twelve minutes of chess time elapses.
And that, my friends, is the great sport of Chess Boxing. And, believe it or not, there is actually a World Chess Boxing Organization. Someone actually even has a blog to track his progress in training to become a Chess Boxing Champion.
Does the organization have a motto you ask? What self-respecting organization wouldn't?
"Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board".
God bless you boys.
what is that? is that real?
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