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The Wu-Tang Clan Classic: Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJk0p-98Xzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJk0p-98Xzc
by fvrghl 8y ago
The Wu-Tang Clan Classic: Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJk0p-98Xzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJk0p-98Xzc
- errantspark 8y agoWhen I saw the title I immediately thought "The game of chess is like a sword-fight, you must think first before you move." ; )
- ErikAugust 8y agoFunny how the song predates the sport by 10 years.
- evan_ 8y agoThe song is predated by the Kung-fu movie "The Mystery of Chess Boxing" by 14 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_of_Chessboxing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_of_Chessboxing
- kickingvegas 8y agoThanks for posting this, because if you didn't I would. That said, here's a remix. https://soundcloud.com/wugazi/03-another-chessboxin-argument https://soundcloud.com/wugazi/03-another-chessboxin-argument
- netvarun 8y agoOn a related note, RZA is big fan of chess. Doesn't surprise me to see the Wu-Tang clan have a chess themed song. In a 2007 interview [2] he says that, based on Josh Waitzkin's appraisal, his (unofficial) ELO rating would be around ~1400 ELO [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/arts/music/07clan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/arts/music/07clan.html [2] http://www.uschess.org/content/view/7924/349/ http://www.uschess.org/content/view/7924/349/ Edit: Updated with source