Good evening teacher and classmates, today I will present my project about chess boxing.

This is one of the weirdest sports I've ever seen, and as its name suggests, it's a hybrid that
combines chess and boxing.

How does this happen? well.... Two combatants play alternating rounds of blitz chess and
boxing until one wins by checkmate or knockout. It is also possible to win by time penalty as in
normal chess, and by boxing decision if there is a draw in the chess round.

A match between two opponents consists of 11 rounds in which boxing and chess alternate,
starting with a 4-minute chess game and followed by a 3-minute boxing match. Between each
round there is a one-minute break, during which the competitors change their clothing. The
chess modality is blitz (in other words, rapid chess), in which the competitors have a total of 12
minutes. Competitors can win by knockout, checkmate, or a decision made by the judges when
an opponent's 12 minutes have ended.
About the concept…
The concept of this sport had been imagined in 1992 by the comic artist Enki Bilal. But it was
Iepe Rubingh who put the concept into practice in the spring of 2005. Chessboxing is practiced
in several countries, but it is most practiced in Germany, the United Kingdom, India and Russia.
The first chess boxing competition took place in Berlin in 2003. That same year the first world
tournament was held in Amsterdam with the cooperation of the Dutch Boxing Association and
sponsored by the "World Chess Boxing Organization". The first participants of this competition
were Iepe Rubingh and Jean Louis Veenstra. After his opponent exceeded the time limit of the
chess match, Iepe Rubingh won the match in the round.

This strange sport has certain requirements and penalties, as in any other sport, which are:

Requirements:

 Being under 35 years old.

 Have an adequate physical condition.
 Have participated as a boxer in at least 20 matches.
 Chess scoring system range at least 1800.

Sanctioned actions:

At boxing time

Box:

 Fight without boxing gloves.

 Hitting the opponent when he is defenseless.
 Hit the other opponent in the neck or behind the head.
 Intentionally heading.
 Kick the opponent.
 Generate a fall to the other opponent.
 Hit below the belt.
 Turn your back to the opponent.

At Chess time

Chess:
 Make moves by handling the chess clock properly.
 Move one or more pieces irregularly.
 Failure to update the movement sheet.
 Use notes or sources of information.
 Carry electronic means of communication during games.
 Distract or annoy the opponent.
 Leaving the game premises without the permission of the referee.

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