Checkmate or knockout: The sport of chess boxing combines brains and brawn
Summary
Chess boxing is a sport that combines rounds of chess and boxing, with competitors winning by knockout or checkmate. It began as a fictional idea but became a real sport in 2003, gaining popularity especially in Russia and now developing in the United States.Key Facts
- Chess boxing alternates between three-minute rounds of chess and boxing.
- Fighters can win by either knocking out their opponent or checkmating them in chess.
- The sport was inspired by a French graphic novel and became real in 2003 in Berlin.
- Russia is currently the leading nation in chess boxing.
- The sport was featured as an exhibition match at the Paris Olympics.
- Team USA has formed a group of 15 competitors from various backgrounds, including a lawyer, math major, and military veteran.
- Matt Thomas was the first American to win a world chess boxing title in 2018.
- William "Gambit Man" Graif, a New York chess champion, gained muscle to compete as a chess boxer.
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