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| European Chessboxing Champ Checkmate |
| A Bulgarian earns the first-ever Europe championship on the chessboard, not the boxing ring |
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Nicholas Mercader (Nicholas)  |
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Published 2005-10-06 12:04 (KST) |
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The first European Chessboxing Championship held Oct. 1 at the Salon Ost in Berlin resulted in a decisive win for Bulgarian Tihomir "Tigertad" Titschko against Berliner Andreas "D" Schneider. The victory came in the chess portion of the event.
Chessboxing combines top physical and mental sports in a game that demands the most from its opponents. Chessboxer athletes endure four-minute rounds of chess and two-minute boxing rounds with a maximum of 11 rounds. Either a K.O. or checkmate will lead to a victory.
As those who play either sport can attest, the mental and physical challenges of chess and boxing can be extremely taxing, let alone combined in a way that is more than nerve-wracking than one would imagine.
It was also a good opportunity to formally announce the opening of the world's very first Chessboxing Club (CBCB), which was recently founded in Berlin's Mitte district, and further validation of the new sport masterminded by Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh.
"Tigertad" is among the world's 10 best players in bullet chess, and effectively used the Sicilian Dragon against "D" Schneider, both of whom traded big blows during the boxing portions to the cheers of the sold-out crowd.
"D" was able to take advantage of a slight slip by "Tigertad" on the board, raising his spirits overall in a way that he was able to carry over to the boxing round.
Sadly for the German, it was too little too late when he eventually succumbed to the raging Bulgarian on the chessboard with only 20 seconds remaining -- the local matador eventually capitulating in the ninth round.
The next fight will be held on Feb. 4 in Cologne.
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