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I thought I might be good at chessboxing until I saw the champion. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84863-World-Chess-Boxing-Champion-Crowned http://ww

• Pxtl 8y ago
  .... of course the champ is Russian. Seriously, the only way this sport could be more Russian would be if they somehow added a vodka-drinking contest round.
  • mlvljr 8y ago
    Does that currently count as doping, in fact?
  • Retra 8y ago
    Somebody seriously needs to write a strategy article on drunken chess boxing.
  • executesorder66 8y ago
    And you have to play the chess round while squatting.
  • lambdadmitry 8y ago
    That's pretty racist, just so you know.
    • TimTheTinker 8y ago
      I’m sick of that label/epithet getting tossed around. No it isn’t. Racism is a prejudiced attitude towards individuals on the basis of their ethnic or national origin. The comment demonstrates none of that. Seriously, is the world really a better place if we can’t laugh at one another and especially ourselves? Moreover, it sounds to me like the commenter is showing a decent level of respect (or sportsmanlike admiration) towards Russians in general.
• V-2 8y ago
  Well, he's the heavy weight champion though (formerly light heavyweight, but heavy nevertheless). They, too, have weight divisions in the sport.