Can't say I much trust anything from Nananove but here's an interesting story. I might even research whether it's true:
Europe's top chessboxer packs a punch
October 07 2005 at 09:16PM
A Bulgarian has become the first ever European Heavyweight Chessboxing Champion.
Tihomir 'Tiger' Titschko walked off with the title at the Chessboxing Championships in Germany.
The World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) organised the event where so-called chessboxers went through interchanging four-minute-rounds of chess and two-minute boxing rounds.
According to the rules, in a maximum of eleven rounds, a KO or checkmate can lead to an early victory.
Titschko, 26, weighing 14 stone, won the title after beating German champion Andreas 'Doomsday' Schneider with a check-mate following a dragon-variation of the Sizilian opening in the ninth round.
A spokesperson for the World Chess Boxing Organisation said: "The basic idea in chessboxing is to combine the no.1 thinking sport and the no.1 fighting sport into a hybrid that demands the most of its competitors - both mentally and physically." - Ananova.com
Originally posted by buffalobillAnd the guy in the video opens with a queen's gambit...interesting!
Even more bizarre. It's true. www.wcbo.org. This could be a new championship for has-beens like Mike Tyson. You just need to teach him a few basic moves in case he doesn't knock out his opponent in the first round.
It is fricking hilarious!
"He weighs 13 stone, he is 5 feet 11 inches, has a reach of 70 cms and an ELO rating 1575" Can you get any better entertainment!
Originally posted by Freddie2004Fricking hilarious has to be my take on this also...
And the guy in the video opens with a queen's gambit...interesting!
It is fricking hilarious!
"He weighs 13 stone, he is 5 feet 11 inches, has a reach of 70 cms and an ELO rating 1575" Can you get any better entertainment!
It would have to be better to watch than most of the drivel on TV on Sunday afternoons...