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27th August 2011

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A bizarre hybrid sport born of a 1992 French comic book, chess boxing involves 11 alternating rounds of boxing and speed chess, and only allows rated chess masters who are also qualified boxers to participate. The motto of the World Chess Boxing Organisation: “Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board.” Here: Frank “Anti Terror” Stoldt of Germany (right) makes a move against Zoran “The Priest” Mijatovic of Croatia during a championship game in Cologne, Germany, in 2006. (via LIFE)
A bizarre hybrid sport born of a 1992 French comic book, chess boxing involves 11 alternating rounds of boxing and speed chess, and only allows rated chess masters who are also qualified boxers to participate. The motto of the World Chess Boxing Organisation: “Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board.” Here: Frank “Anti Terror” Stoldt of Germany (right) makes a move against Zoran “The Priest” Mijatovic of Croatia during a championship game in Cologne, Germany, in 2006.

(via LIFE)

Source: LIFE