Chessboxing - The ultimate brain and brawn event
Published: 6 Apr 2015
Boxers may not be renowned for their intellectual prowess in the same way that chess players aren't feared for their physical ferocity, but what would happen if the two sports met?
The answer is here. The sport of chessboxing was born from a very simple concept - combining the most intense physical and mental sports to create the ultimate event.
Alternating bouts of chess and boxing mean that chessboxers must be capable of switching between gruelling bouts in the ring and quick-thinking moves on the chessboard.
The sport's popularity is growing and Sports Gazette went to investigate the rising phenomenon by talking to the members of London Chessboxing.
