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History

Weight classes

  • The sport was invented by French artist and filmmaker Enki Bilal in his comic book Froid Équateur in 1992.
  • The first real event of chess-boxing was organized by Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh took place in Berlin in 2003
  • The same year, the first world championship was hold in amsterdan by the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO)
  • in 2005 the first European Chess Boxing Championship took place in Berlin
  • 2009, the Los Angeles Chessboxing Club was the first of its kind in the United States and was directly followed by the New York Chessboxing Club in 2010
  • The Chessboxing comunity start growing so fast and with the time more and more countries start practicing Chessboxin .

Men (17 years+)

Lightweight: max. 154.324 lbs (70 kg)

Middleweight: max. 176.37 lbs (80 kg)

Light heavyweight: max. 198.416 lbs (90 kg)

Heavyweight: 198.416+ lbs (90+ kg)[15]

Women (17 years+)

Lightweight: max. 121.254 lbs (55 kg)

Middleweight: max. 143.3 lbs (65 kg)

Light heavyweight: max. 165.347 lbs (75 kg)

Heavyweight: 165.347+ lbs (75+ kg)

CHESS BOXING

Chess boxing, or chess boxing, is a hybrid fighting sport that combines two traditional sports, chess and boxing. The competitors fight in alternating rounds of chess and boxing.

Important Chess Boxing federations

Rules

Is a mix of Boxing rules and chess rules

Chess Boxing Club Berlin (CBCB)

Chess Boxing Organisation of India (CBOI)

Chess Boxing Organisation of Iran (CBOIR)

Italian Chess Boxing Federation (FISP)

China Chessboxing (CBCN)

USA Chessboxing

Russian Chess Boxing Organisation

Mexican Chess Boxing Organisation

Rounds

HOW TO WIN

  • Knockout (boxing rounds)
  • Technical Knockout (boxing rounds)
  • Checkmate (chess rounds)
  • Exceeding of the time limit by the opponent (chess rounds)Disqualification of his or her opponent by the referee.
  • Opponent resigns (chess or boxing rounds)

  • A chess boxing fight consists of 11 rounds, 6 rounds of chess and 5 rounds of boxing.
  • Chess and boxing rounds alternate, beginning and ending with a round of chess.
  • The total amount of chess playing time is 18 minutes, making it 9 minutes for each player.
  • The breaks in between the chess and boxing rounds usually last 60 seconds.

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