To demonstrate that not all boxers are brain dead knuckle draggers, the World Chess Boxing Organisation* (I kid you not) has just held its world championship, which has been won by a German copper, Frank Stoldt.
The rules of the game are simple. Bouts are composed of a maximum of 11 alternating rounds of chess and boxing, with checkmates or knock-outs resulting in instant victory.
Fighters can also triumph if the boxing match is stopped by the referee, or if their opponent times-out at the chess board.
Chess rounds last 4 minutes each, and each player has a maximum of twelve minutes to make all their moves.
It doesn't quite sound the same, does it? "Float like a butterfly, sting like Boris Spassky".
*Its slogan is: "Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board"
playing chess is not a demonstration of thinking abilities yet. competing with real players is.
ReplyDeleteBut they do compete against real players. And all the boxers are vetted before hand to ensure they can play to a set, minimum standard.
ReplyDeleteoh, i see.
ReplyDeletethat could work.