3. Chess Boxing is a sport that combines intellectual fighting with Physical fighting.

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5. http://www.instantchess.com/

6. Chess is a game of wits Boxing is a game of strength

7. King The king piece is what you try to capture at the end. It can only move one space.

8. Queen The queen is the second highest piece. It can move anywhere

9. Bishop The bishop can only move diagonally.

10. Rook The rook can only move vertically and horizontally

11. Knight The knight, shaped like a horse, can only move three spaces

12. Pawn The pawn, the first row in chess, can move two spaces on the first turn, but one on the rest

13. History Cartoonist Enki Bilal thought of it and put it in his Graphic Novel Froid Equateur

14. Uuno Turhapuro— herra Helsingin herra, a 1991 film, had a similar game To it. A man plays blindfolded chess on a headset telephone while Boxing with someone else

15. “Ninja Checkmate”, 1978 film, or “Mystery of the Chess Boxing” was the inspiration for the song “Da Mystery of Chessboxin’” by Wu-Tang Clan.

16. World Chess Boxing Organization (WCBO) " Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board."

17. Rules Eleven rounds Alternating between chess and Boxing

18. Three minutes of playing Chess Then four minutes of Boxing With one minute in between

19. To win you must get a Checkmate or knock out your opponent

20. You must make a move in the Chess round. If you don’t you will be issued a warning. In 15 seconds you must move or you’re out.

21. Headphones are given to players during the round to block out the announcer and audience.

22. If the chess round ends in a stalemate the boxing round determines the winner

23. If the boxing score ties, the player with the black pieces wins.

24. The players must be professional Boxers

25. They also must be Class A strength Chess Players

26. Chess Boxing is no usually in America. There is only one widely known one. It’s in LA.

27. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing http://wcbo.org/content/index_en.html http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/st ory?page=chessboxing http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/st ory?page=chessboxing http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8 599,1821639,00.html http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8 599,1821639,00.html http://lachessboxing.com/ Citations