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Title: OT I don't even know what to say about this one
Post by: Doc B. on March 13, 2010, 06:02:20 AM

Maybe in the next Olympics?

http://wcbo.org/content/index_en.html (http://wcbo.org/content/index_en.html)

Title: Re: OT I don't even know what to say about this one
Post by: arveedub on March 13, 2010, 07:08:03 AM

Go figure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing

Title: Re: OT I don't even know what to say about this one
Post by: Grainger49 on March 13, 2010, 07:52:25 AM

That makes my brain hurt!

Title: Re: OT I don't even know what to say about this one
Post by: ironbut on March 13, 2010, 07:24:13 PM

Wow,.. that's a new one on me. I did have a USCF rating of 1922 the last time I played in a chess tournament but that age thing,.. damn damn damn!
After spending a lot of time around chess geeks, I can easily see how things could have come to this state.

We actually had to call the cops at a tournament when one of the players, who I'd played earlier in the day, pulled a gun out of his rucksack and started spouting gibberish.
That was the last time our chess club was allowed in the local Blind Center who'd somehow missed the trail of meeting/tournament venues we'd already been kicked out of.
Ahh,.. those were the days.
I really don't know where the general public ever got the idea that chess players are civilized,.. or even housebroken!

Title: Re: OT I don't even know what to say about this one
Post by: Paully on March 14, 2010, 04:28:45 AM

I could handle the chess, maybe Doc could take the boxing part.

Title: Now what was I looking for...?
Post by: Air on March 15, 2010, 08:32:53 AM

Doc, you make me smile sometimes...I am trying to imagine what you were looking for on the internet when you found chessboxing. -Chuck