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Yes, it exists, and has been played professionally since 2003.\u00a0 It was conceptualized by lepe Rubingh- a Dutch performance artist and athlete- who may have been motivated by a comic piece written in 1992 which featured a sport event along the same lines.\u00a0 Although, I do wonder whether a 1979 martial arts film \u2013 The Mystery of Chessboxing \u2013 <\/em>could be credited with the origins?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first official competition was held in 2003 and my guess is that not many eyebrows were raised when lepe Rubing won it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n No – it does not involve competitors boxing and simultaneously trying to capture the opponents King piece. While that would be impressive, it\u2019s not that complicated.\u00a0 It includes 11 alternating rounds of chess and boxing (detailed rules here).\u00a0 Now if that doesn\u2019t sweat all your muscles \u2013 can\u2019t imagine what will.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Without having played the sport- I\u2019d imagine it must feel like a HIIT workout for the mind and body. You start off with chess and then get you adrenaline and heart rate pumping with boxing.\u00a0 However, four minutes later (one-minute break after each round) you are again forced to calm down and focus on the chess board.\u00a0 On and on it goes for 11 rounds; ending with chess. Unless of course you manage to knockout or checkmate the opponent before that.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chess boxing has gained traction as a competitive sport and is popular<\/em> in Germany, Russia, United Kingdom and surprise surprise\u2026. India! Yes, cricket crazy India also has a chess boxing association.\u00a0 But on second thought maybe it\u2019s not that surprising.\u00a0 India has had its share of chess champions \u2013 Vishy Anand, Konery Humpy \u2013 and Olympian boxers. \u00a0 The current amateur heavy weight world chess boxing champion is also an Indian \u2013 Jeet Patel<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I imagine that numerous studies have been carried out to understand how this sport impacts the mind and body.\u00a0 I can see some learning for high performance functioning and conditioning for sports and beyond.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In closing \u2013 If I had to pick a fictional character who would have been a champ at chess boxing- I would go with Sherlock Holmes- definitely a no-brainer.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yes, it exists, and has been played professionally since 2003.\u00a0 It was conceptualized by lepe Rubingh- a Dutch performance artist and athlete- who may have been motivated by a comic piece written in 1992 which featured a sport event along the same lines.\u00a0 Although, I do wonder whether a 1979 martial arts film \u2013 The …<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/allplayhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image.png\")
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