Where do they have chess boxing?

Question

I might be interested in watching this. Do they show it on tv also?

Answer 1

I had never heard of this before, but I think I could really get into it. It doesn't seem that there are any plans to broadcast it *yet,* but I wouldn't be surprised to see it on ESPN 2 sometime next year.

Answer 2

Chess boxing is a hybrid sport which combines the sports of chess and boxing.

The game was first envisioned in 1992 by cartoonist Enki Bilal, and a match of chess boxing was a major plot point of his graphic novel Froid-Équateur. Iepe "The Joker" Rubingh, a Dutch artist, inspired by Bilal's book, brought the concept to life in the spring of 2003 (albeit in a different form than Bilal's original conception). Curiously enough, chess boxing was featured in the 1991 Finnish movie Uuno Turhapuro - herra Helsingin herra, where Uuno plays blindfold chess against one person using a hands-free telephone headset while boxing another person. It is not known if Bilal or Rubingh knew about the movie.

A match between two opponents consists of up to eleven alternating rounds of boxing and chess sessions, starting with a four-minute chess round followed by two minutes of boxing and so on. Between rounds there is a 1 minute pause, during which competitors change their gear. The form of chess played is "blitz chess" in which competitors have a total of twelve minutes. Competitors may win by knockout, checkmate, a judge's decision or if their opponent's twelve minutes of chess time elapses.

The sport is governed by the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO), whose motto is "Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board." The first world championship was held in Amsterdam in 2003 and was won by Iepe Rubingh himself. The 1st European Chess Boxing Championship took place in Berlin on 1 October 2005 when Tihomir Titschko of Bulgaria defeated Andreas Schneider of Germany after the latter conceded defeat in the seventh round.

In the Most Recent Match

About 400 people gathered in Gloria, Cologne, to see two chessboxing fights. Zoran 'the Priest' Mijatovic played queens gambit. But 'Anti Terror' Frank Stoldt was very well prepared and won in the 7th round. In the 7th chess round Zoran was three moves away of being checkmated, so he resigned. Frank also controlled the boxing rounds.

Answer 3

Primarily in Europe, especially in Germany around Berlin & Cologne.

There, they call it Schachboxen

Upcoming events are:
The Prenzlauerberg Championships in Berlin
2nd Qualification Fight in Cruiserweight in the USA (2006/2007?)

As for being televised, ESPN put out an article and recorded video online, however there doesn't appear to be any regular TV listing for the sport. I would imagine it may be televised in Germany or other European countries.

"Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board".
"By hook or by rook."

Answer 4

if you are really intrested in watching chess boxing try to download viedo avilable in the following site
http://site.wcbo.org/content/e381/index_en.html

try this site called PRAGUE'TV

http://www.prague.tv/qa/sports-and-recreation/chess-boxing:5880

i hope you got right answers

Answer 5

I first read about this over a year ago and thought it was a joke; apparently not. Lol! Try this, the video is in German, but the rest of the site is in English and has plenty of information. :)

http://site.wcbo.org/content/e381/index_en.html

Answer 6

berlin and new york. i'm unfamilar with it.