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In a feat of mainstream checkmating, the BBC gives an approving nod to chessboxing. The BBC website provides a vindicating piece that is enough to silence any naysayers and make the close group of enthusiasts whispering in agreement of how it's finally getting the attention it deserves.

From the BBC website:

Chessboxing originates from Berlin, where the world's first tournament was held last November. Championships have also taken place in Amsterdam and Cologne.

"I'm interested...
by Webnik (Posted on April 11, 2008)
The Islington Gazette presents a piece on chessboxing hitting England:

The UK's first club for the world's newest combination sport, ChessBoxing, has opened in Archway.

A combination of boxing and chess, opponents alternate for up to 11 rounds between four-minute chess rounds and two-minute boxing rounds. Competitors can win by knockout, checkmate, or a judge's decision.

The club opened at Islington Boxing Club, in Hazellville Road, on...
by Webnik (Posted on April 11, 2008)
It's official-- Great Britain has its own Chessboxing Organizatioin. Tim Woolgar, of Crouch End, took the reins of the phenomenon and set-up a club at Islington Boxing Club, in Hazellville Road.

Says he: "I know that it's strange concept and most people think that people who are good at chess will be bad at boxing and visa versa, but I had a call from a guy a couple of days ago who was a chess prodigy when he was younger and has grown up to be a martial arts champion."

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by Webnik (Posted on April 10, 2008)
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Chessboxing's inexorable advance continues on.

The WCBO is now preparing the Open German Championships in 3 weight classes: middle, light heavy and heavy weight.

Stations will be Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Leipzig and Berlin.

The tour will start in April in Hamburg and will end with the finals in Berlin.

Read more here.
by Webnik (Posted on January 27, 2008)
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David “Double D” Depto and “Anti Terror” Frank Stoldt will meet for the World Championship in Chessboxing. Six rounds of speed chess and five rounds of boxing will take place alternatingly. In a maximum of eleven rounds, the decision will come either through K.O. or check mate. The match takes place on November 3rd 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Press announcement.

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Number One Fighting Sport Meets the Number One Thinking Sport

German Champion Fights American...
by Glenda (Posted on October 15, 2007)
German Champion Fights American for the World Championship in Chessboxing for the First Time!

On Saturday, November 3, 2007, David “DOUBLE D” Depto and “ANTI TERROR” Frank Stoldt will meet...
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The World Chessboxing Organization (WCBO) is looking for cruiser weight (75-86kg's) chessboxers who would like to have a chance to match brawn and wits with "Anti Terror" Frank Stoldt on September 1,...
At Saturday night in Nantes at 21:00 more then a thousand people were very excited about the first chessboxing fight ever in France, about to take place at the Utiopales Festival. The WCBO worked...
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