Chess Boxing?

Yes, “Chess Boxing”.
Like other great sporting combinations, such as Rice’s Beer-Bike, chess boxing combines both the mental and the physical.
Six rounds of chess, five rounds of boxing, alternating.
No, I am not kidding. There are pictures.
They even have an organization, with a fantastic logo (boxing glove with clenched knight).
I’m not totally sure I should tell Liam about this.

6 Comments to "Chess Boxing?"

  1. October 4, 2005 - 9:44 am | Permalink

    Those of us who feel like throwing a punch when we lose a chess game have just found our sport.

  2. Ray's Gravatar Ray
    October 4, 2005 - 9:49 am | Permalink

    Exactly why I don’t want to tell Liam about it. He’s got the “good sportsmanship” thing down, and I don’t want to do anything to fuck it up. He’s still kind of hyper, after all.

  3. October 4, 2005 - 7:38 pm | Permalink

    How about ice hockey spelling bees?

  4. October 5, 2005 - 3:11 pm | Permalink

    I hate boxing, and yet – manly and brainy? Ooh baby…
    *wondering why this appeals so*

  5. October 6, 2005 - 8:30 am | Permalink

    You know I keep seeing this in your recent comments list and thinking ‘cheese boxing‘.

  6. November 22, 2005 - 7:14 pm | Permalink

    Chessboxing is something… Here is a blog where you can find my photoreport (including pictures of CBCB, Chess Boxing Club Berlin): http://chessboxing.canalblog.com

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