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> “Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck” Indeed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing https://en.wikipedia.org/
by aasasd 4y ago
> “Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck”
Indeed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing
- iratewizard 4y agoThe one thing I don't understand is whether or not each chess round is a new game, or if the chess round is paused to start the boxing round. I'm just at the minimum requirement for chess, and not that many of my games end in a draw.
- pigcat 4y agoThe chess game is paused each boxing round. The chess board is carefully lifted out of the boxing ring and brought back after the punching!
- ffhhj 4y agoWhat do they say when a player is defeated, check out?
- VonGuard 4y ago1 move each, then 1 boxing round. Boxing matches used to go on for an obscene number of rounds...
- mmahemoff 4y agoThe chess round is 3 minutes. Like a normal chess match, each player has a clock and total time limit. 3m chess round, 3m boxing round, 3m chess round, 3m boxing round, etc
- pontusrehula 4y agoSomeone needs to combine this variant with four player chess.
- jamal-kumar 4y agoIt's such a funny sport. It's like serious slavs vs germans mostly and then you look in the audience and there's RZA rubbing his chin
- ycombinete 4y agowho is RZA?
- jamal-kumar 4y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKF3qcJh45Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKF3qcJh45Y this guy, the wu-tang clan's chief producer
- sneak 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RZA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RZA
- cassepipe 4y agoMember of the Wu Tang Clan, the band behind Da Mystery of Chessboxin Super parent's link is about a sport called chess boxing
- rendall 4y agoWeird. I highlight RZA, tap "web search" and he's the first result. Less work than taking the time to tap out "who is RZA?"
- joelthelion 4y agoBut then all the other readers benefit.
- rendall 4y agoThis is true. It's also more social.
- aasasd 4y ago