Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov was the previous youngest world champion, winning the title in 1958 at the age of 22. Wednesday's grueling game left the series tied at 6.5.

Chessboxing has taken off particularly well in Europe because it "took lessons from boxing and wrestling in the way it presents the sport," chessboxing promoter Gavin Paterson said to The Economist.

The newest world chess champion is also the youngest ever to claim the title. Eighteen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju, who defeated defending titleholder Ding Liren at the World Chess Championship in ...

No matter who came up with chessboxing, Rubingh ran with the idea. After tinkering with a few matches for a year or two, he formed the World Chess Boxing Organization (WCBO) in 2003, the first ...

Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth, Sankar Subramanian entered the second round of Canada Open with wins over compatriots Priyanshu Rajawat and Ayush Shetty. World Boxing Cup: Minakshi, Pooja entered the ...

Garry Kasparov, the ex-world champion, who reigned over the chess world for 20 years, said in an interview last month at the St. Louis Chess Club: “I don’t treat it as a world championship match.

Once the literary creation of French artist Enki Bilal's illustrated books, chessboxing is now a reality, a mix of chess and boxing played out in flesh and, occasionally, blood across the world.

The "boxing impacts the chess and vice versa," creating a popular choice for people who want a unique entertainment option. The advent of digital streaming has also helped chessboxing become more ...