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http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2012/10/20121011144832205316.html
| Quote : | "London - Brains and brawn, the 21st-century biathlon, the toughest and smartest - that's how people describe chess boxing.
It's a sport exactly as it sounds: four minutes of speed chess, two rounds of boxing, four more minutes of speed chess … and on it goes until someone gets knocked out in the ring, or checkmated on the board.
Chess boxing is a relatively new sport. The first London match was held in an East End working man's club in 2008.
London organiser Tim Woolgar says the sport is growing by the week. On Wednesday night, a bout was held in the Royal Albert Hall.
Not exactly "the" hall that sits 5,200 people and has seen performances by stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra and Luciano Pavarotti, but pretty close." |
 11/21/2012 7:49:11 AM
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