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#2I went from not knowing anything about Chess Boxing-to-seeing it multiple times today. I came across this: Chess Boxing's role in empowering young women in India.
https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/0...
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#3I thought I might be good at chessboxing until I saw the champion. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84863-World-Chess-...
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#4The Wu-Tang Clan Classic: Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'
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#5The Wu-Tang Clan Classic: Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJk0p-98Xzc
When I saw the title I immediately thought "The game of chess is like a sword-fight, you must think first before you move." ; )
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#6I did some chess boxing once as part of a stag (batchelor?) party for a fellow jiu-jitsuka.
It was great fun, and folks take it seriously. We were embarrassingly bad at chess by comparison (and pretty ropey at the boxing too).
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#7I went to see one of the championship finals a few years ago, and it is excellent fun. There are two built-in moments which are bound to be awesome: (1) when the box round is over, tension is through the roof, and the boxers are sat down around a chess board with classical music on, and (2) when two steps before a chess mate, the about-to-lose guy has three minutes to beat out all the smart from the opponent.
Best spectator sport I can imagine, can only recommend to see one.
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#8I went to see one of the championship finals a few years ago, and it is excellent fun. There are two built-in moments which are bound to be awesome: (1) when the box round is over, tension is through the roof, and the boxers are sat down around a chess board with classical music on, and (2) when two steps before a chess mate, the about-to-lose guy has three minutes to beat out all the smart from the opponent. Best sp…
> (2) when two steps before a chess mate, the about-to-lose guy has three minutes to beat out all the smart from the opponent.
LMAO... I hadn't thought of that angle... This may have single-handedly convinced me that this the best spectator sport ever
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#9CCP Games holds an event every year in Iceland called Fanfest where they invite players for EVE Online out to hangout with devs, drink, party, learn about upcoming EVE Online changes, etc.
I bring this up because most years they do something crazy for one of the nights. Back in 2011 they did a chessboxing match.
Here was there promo/announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaBWBmYfqVQ
And the actual match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJy2kIWtyvQ
It was pretty crazy. It's one thing to know whats going to happen, but when blood actually started being drawn it just went to a whole new level.
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#10I thought I might be good at chessboxing until I saw the champion. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84863-World-Chess-...
.... of course the champ is Russian.
Seriously, the only way this sport could be more Russian would be if they somehow added a vodka-drinking contest round.