The rules -- A chess boxing match starts at the chessboard. In this version of speed chess, each player has a total of 12 minutes in which to beat his opponent.

Chess-Boxing, a sport that exercises both the body and mind, originated in Berlin. Competitors play a round of speed chess, ... According to Frank Stoldt, Siberia is a chess-boxing paradise.

One of his first prospects was Frank Stoldt, a 37-year-old Berlin riot policeman and amateur kickboxer. Stoldt was also an obsessive chess player who often lost himself in late-night online matches.

Frank Stoldt and David Depto. Stoldt, ... Bouts are composed of a maximum of 11 alternating rounds of chess and boxing, with checkmates or knock-outs resulting in instant victory.

Welcome to the World of Chess Boxing. Published Jan 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM EST Updated Jan 26, 2013 at 1:34 PM EST ...

If you beat your opponent at chess, then the boxing is over, and you are the victor. In the case of a draw at the chessboard, the boxer with more points in the ring is declared the winner.

BPP producer Dan Pashman tries to sell the rest of the show on doing a segment about a hybrid sport that combines chess and boxing. Tomorrow, checker wrestling, perhaps? Diversions.