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Chess Boxing is a sport that combines intellectual fighting with Physical fighting.
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http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerI ndex?id=8873611 Chess boxing Video
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http://www.instantchess.com/
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Chess is a game of wits Boxing is a game of strength
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King The king piece is what you try to capture at the end. It can only move one space.
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Queen The queen is the second highest piece. It can move anywhere
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Bishop The bishop can only move diagonally.
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Rook The rook can only move vertically and horizontally
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Knight The knight, shaped like a horse, can only move three spaces
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Pawn The pawn, the first row in chess, can move two spaces on the first turn, but one on the rest
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History Cartoonist Enki Bilal thought of it and put it in his Graphic Novel Froid Equateur
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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
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“Ninja Checkmate”, 1978 film, or “Mystery of the Chess Boxing” was the inspiration for the song “Da Mystery of Chessboxin’” by Wu-Tang Clan.
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World Chess Boxing Organization (WCBO) " Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board."
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Rules Eleven rounds Alternating between chess and Boxing
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Three minutes of playing Chess Then four minutes of Boxing With one minute in between
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To win you must get a Checkmate or knock out your opponent
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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.
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Headphones are given to players during the round to block out the announcer and audience.
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If the chess round ends in a stalemate the boxing round determines the winner
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If the boxing score ties, the player with the black pieces wins.
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The players must be professional Boxers
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They also must be Class A strength Chess Players
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Chess Boxing is no usually in America. There is only one widely known one. It’s in LA.
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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
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