If you're bored and looking for something to do, why not combine some good old-fashioned competitive exercise with some challenging brain activity?Here's a sport just for you: chess boxing.
Yes, that's right, chess boxing.
A Russian student this past weekend won the world title in this sport that combines throwing hard punches in the ring with strategic moves on a chessboard.
A match usually starts with a four-minute round of speed chess, followed by a two-minute round of boxing. The pattern is then repeated. A match can last up to eleven rounds.
How competitors stay focused through all that is beyond me.
While I've never seen such a contest, a reporter for News.com.au witnessed the championship event and tells us all about it.
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Thanks to Konrad Małka for his photo entitled "My courageous neighbour."
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