Chess Boxing Rules

1. HOME SUMMEROLYMPICS WINTEROLYMPICS WEIRDSPORTS FAQ CONTACT Chess Boxing Rules AMERICANFOOTBALL ARCHERY Chess Boxing has been in operation since 1992 and is a ARMWRESTLING sport requiring both brain and brawn. Since 1992 the sport has gone global with countries including England, ATHLETICS Germany, Netherlands, France, Russia and Japan all AUSSIERULESFOOTBALL embracing the new sport. Players have to be skilled in both boxing and chess to compete at the highest level. BADMINTON BARBILLIARDS Object of the Game BASEBALL Photo credit: World Chess Boxing Association (source) The object of chess boxing is to either beat your BASKETBALL opponent in alternate rounds of chess or boxing. Matches BEACHVOLLEYBALL can be won from either discipline with the chess coming down to check mate or forfeit and the boxing BEERPONG in either a stoppage or points decision. BILLIARDS BOBSLEIGHING BOSSABALL BOWLS BOXING BROOMBALL BULLRIDING CANOESLALOM CANOESPRINT Players & Equipment CHESSBOXING Players go head to head in chess boxing and the match starts with a four minute round of chess. The CRICKET players then go into the ring for a three minute round of boxing before again returning to the chess CROQUET board. The match consists of 11 rounds in all (6 rounds of chess and 5 rounds of boxing) with 1 minute CURLING intervals between rounds. DARTS Each player has boxing gloves which are removed for the chess round. Head phones are given to the players when taking part in chess so not hear advice from the audience. The chess side of the game is DIVING played out over a 12 minute clock and is essentially ‘speed chess’. Officials may step in if they believe DODGEBALL a player to be stalling in the chess rounds to force them into a move within 10 seconds. FENCING Scoring FIELDHOCKEY FIGURESKATING

2. The boxing rounds are scored as per a normal boxing match on points. Unless the chess game has FOOTBALL seen a conclusion – and this is very rare in the sport – then the game will go to count back on boxing FREESTYLEWRESTLING points. In the event that the boxing is a draw then the win will go to the player playing the black chess pieces. GOLF GRECO-ROMANWRESTLING HANDBALL HORSERACING ICEHOCKEY JUDO KABADDI KARATE KICKBALL KICKBOXING Winning the Game KIN-BALL To win you must either gain check mate or receive a withdrawal from the chess game. Alternatively KORFBALL you can knock your opponent out in boxing or win on points to receive the win if the chess is a draw. LACROSSE Rules of Chess Boxing LUGE MMA (MIXEDMARTIALARTS) Players must not deliberately waste time when playing the chess discipline of the game. If the MODERNPENTATHLON referees deem that they are then a 10 second penalty will be placed. Players must have an understanding of both boxing and chess disciplines. MUAYTHAI Players must have a chess rating of at least 1800 to compete in the sport. NETBALL Players can win from either the chess or boxing rounds. 6 rounds of chess and 5 rounds of boxing will be completed unless the contest is stopped with a PADEL winner in a previous round. PICKLEBALL PLATFORMTENNIS POLO POOL QUIDDITCH RACQUETBALL ROLLERDERBY ROUNDERS ROWING RUGBY SEPAKTAKRAW SHUFFLEBOARD SKIJUMPING SKIJORING SLAMBALL

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