Chess boxing

Chess boxing was a sport invented in 2003 by a Dutch artist named Iepe Rubingh. The idea is to combine the number one intellectual sport and the number one fighting sport into a hybrid one. In order to win the match, the competitors have to satisfy both mental and physical demands.

How to play?

In a chess boxing match, 2 opponents play alternating rounds of chess and followed by boxing round. After boxing round, another round of chess has to be exercised and so on. The contest has 11 rounds which are 6 rounds of chess and 5 rounds of boxing.  The match starts with the chess round first. A chess round takes 4 minutes. Each competitor has a total time of 12 minutes for thinking. A boxing round takes 3 minutes. Between chess and boxing round, there is 1 minute of pause. During this pause, the competitors put on or take off their gears to prepare for the next round.

How to win?

The contest is decided by:

-          Checkmate (chess round)

-          Exceeding the time of thinking (12 minutes) (chess round)

-          Retirement of an opponent (chess + boxing round)

-          KO (Knock out) (boxing round)

-          Referee decision (boxing round)

-          If the chess game ends in stalemate, the opponent with higher score in boxing rounds will win. If the score of 2 competitors in boxing rounds is equal, the opponent with black pieces will win.