Chessboxing

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 13:06

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/cult ... -show.html

Quote:

The battle of brains and brawn, where the winner is determined by either knockout or checkmate, was contested at the Boston Dome, in Tufnell Park, northwest London.

That's just genius. Sadly, the events list on the official website seems to be stuck in April.

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 13:09

Bah. I was hoping it would be more like Mr Burns' giant chessboard.

FIRST PIECE: Hey, Burns has been gone for a while!
SECOND PIECE: Let's run for it!
KING: Come back you fools, protect me!
(several black pieces run in and start beating the crap out of the KING)

Why are you wasting your time with chess when you could be at the Tate Modern?

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 13:27

Like I've not looked at that picture

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 13:52

Quote:

If there is no winner after 11 rounds of punching and castling, victory is awarded to the fighter with the most points in the boxing ring.

I assume the moves in chess must be timed otherwise the better boxers would just stall during the chess bits.

I misread the thread title as 'chestboxing' and was reminded of some video of a woman smacking a bloke around the face with her oversized breasts. Which ties in neatly with MA's link.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 13:53

Quote:

A contest consists of 11 rounds, 6 rounds of chess, 5 rounds of boxing. A round of chess takes 4 minutes. Each competitor has 12 minutes on the chess timer.

A round of boxing takes 3 minutes. Between the rounds there is a 1 minute pause, during which competitors change their gear. The contest is decided by: checkmate (chess round), exceeding the time limit (chess round), retirement of an opponent (chess or boxing round), KO (boxing round), or referee decision (boxing round). If the chess game ends in a stalement, the opponent with the higher score in boxing wins. If there is an equal score, the opponent with the black pieces wins.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Chess boxing looks fun to watch & play.

MetalAngel wrote:

Why are you wasting your time with chess when you could be at the Tate Modern?

When I went it was almost entirely shit. So I amused myself by joining a guided tour & listening to the wifey make things up, then I stood rubbing my chin & nodding sagely at a black fire-door.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 13:55

This is like the time Riles and I came up with Hungry Hungry Hippos Skydiving.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 14:01

Skydiving isn't a sport though, is it?
So it's just one step up from log-flume chess:

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Grim... wrote:

Skydiving isn't a sport though, is it?

It is if they attach a snowboard to their feet. Then it becomes skysurfing :metul:

EXTREEEEEME!!!!!!

myp · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 14:10

Grim... wrote:

Skydiving isn't a sport though, is it?
So it's just one step up from log-flume chess:

It might not have been skydiving. Maybe just diving. That thing wot Tom Daley does.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Grim... wrote:

Skydiving isn't a sport though, is it?
So it's just one step up from log-flume chess:

I wonder if that was taken before or after the xkcd bloke did it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2009 20:22

Because of.

Be Excellent To Each Other

Chessboxing
I simply must see this

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Be Excellent To Each Other

Chessboxing I simply must see this

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Chessboxing
I simply must see this