DESCRIPTION

The chess boxing or chess boxing is a hybrid sport that combines

chess and boxing. The concept of the sport had been imagined in

1992 by cartoonist Enki Bilal. It was Iepe Rubingh who brought the

concept to practice in the spring of 2003.

RULES

An encounter between two opponents consists of 11 rounds in which

alternating boxing and chess, starting with 4 minutes of chess game and

followed by three minutes of boxing. Between each round there is a pause

of a minute.

The ajderez boxing is controlled by the World Chess Boxing

Organization (WCBO, for its acronym in English). The first world

championship was held in Amsterdam in 2003, the champion was Iepe

Rubingh.

PHOTOS