When I first proposed a Mike Tyson-Garry Kasparov boxing chess match in 1990, I had no idea somebody might run with the idea. All I can say is I'm thankful to have readers in Europe.

BERLIN — Nikolay Sazhin almost knocked out his opponent with a blow to the chin in the second round. But he had to take the queen to win the match. In front of 1,000 cheering fans one recent ...

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.

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.

The combatants switch back and forth between boxing and chess — repeatedly putting their gloves on and taking them off, so that they can move the pieces around the board without clumsily ...

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.

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 ...

Chess boxing has been gaining in popularity over the years, and there was even an Olympic exhibition match before the 2024 Paris Olympics. This hybrid sport may just be the next big thing. # ...

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.

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.

In front of 1,000 cheering fans one recent Saturday night, Sazhin moved his bishop to go in for the kill and won the world championship of chess boxing, a hybrid sport tha... Sunday, December 1 40 ...

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.