Chess Boxing

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Chess boxing is a hybrid

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which combines the sport of

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with games of

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in alternating rounds. Chess boxing fights have been organized since early 2003. The sport was started when Dutch artist

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, inspired by fictional descriptions of the sport in the writing of

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, organized actual matches. To succeed players must be both skilled chess players and skilled boxers.

A match between two opponents consists of up to eleven alternating rounds of

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and

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sessions, starting with a four-minute chess round followed by two minutes of boxing and so on.

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Between rounds there is a one minute pause, during which competitors change their gear. The form of chess played is

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in which each competitor has a total of twelve minutes for the whole game. Competitors may win by

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,

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, a judge's decision or if their opponent's twelve minutes of chess time elapses.

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If a contestant does not make a move in the chessround, he will be issued a warning by the referee. At the second warning the contestant will be disqualified.
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