What is Chessboxing? It’s a wild mix-up of two of mankind’s oldest sporting obsessions. Opponents battle on the board and slug it out in the ring, alternating between rounds of chess and boxing, until there is a winner by checkmate or KO.
Once upon a time, Chessboxing promised to find “…the smartest, toughest man on the planet”. The word “man” has since been quietly dropped. Enter Dina Thorslund.
Chessboxing fans, prepare to raise a stein for your favourite sport this autumn. A smorgasbord of chessboxing stars are preparing to provide you with the most entertaining evening of live sport in London's Scala nightclub. Get your leather shorts ready, we will have the usual cohort of talent, including the Berserker, to bring Germany to London with a chessboxing twist!
Hamza Buhari, a Nigeria, shared his extensive travel history and experiences living in various parts of the UK, including Orkney, where he played the ancient Kirkwall Ba Game.
