The Battle of Brain and Brawn: Chess-Boxing Hits London

Chess-boxing is the ultimate contest of strength and intelligence in this unusual sport, which was first practiced in the Netherlands in 2003 and is growing in popularity.

Published

7 months ago

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Sports

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Seriously?

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London, United Kingdom

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chess-boxing

Transcript

SHOTLIST: LONDON, 10 OCTOBER 2012. (SOURCE: AFPTV) SOUNDBITE 1 - Andy, Chessboxing fan (English, 11 seconds): "I very much enjoyed it. I'm pumped, it is a nice cross between raw aggression and intellectual combat.'' SOUNDBITE 2, Brian, Chessboxer (English, 17 seconds): "Even though I lost today, I gave it my all and the fight went the whole distance and we just gave the crowd everything they wanted, all the entertainment, gave them the excitement. I was very pleased. Both Sean and I are very pleased that we gave the crowd what they wanted, in terms of a great fight." IMAGES: -VAR of the ring - VAR of competitors and audience members