PODCAST EP127: Martin Neu – CHESSBOXING NATION

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Martin was heavily involved in a chessboxing show in Cologne, Germany a couple of weeks earlier as the arbiter of what was a very successful event. Shout out to Denno and his team who put on a great show which saw Shayan ‘Shah’ Zarein Dolab we the WCBO middleweight title.

Martin is only 19 and has just completed his exams in Germany – time to celebrate! When he finishes his exams he hopes to study sport in Cologne. Luna is Martin’s cat, a British short hair, nice. He also runs marathons so he is super fit. His ELO is around 2000, he is a mobile technical and fit boxer just like his opponent Oliver and it will be the first time for Martin in the UK with his brother and cornerman. Unfortunately, Marin had to get a visa, don’t mention the ‘B’ word!

Magnus Carlsen was lucky enough to meet Martin a few months ago at a freestyle chess 960 chess tournament where they demonstrated chessboxing. He lost against Caruana but was able to have a long chat with him over dinner. Chessboxing is already opening doors for Matin who has his sights set on being a chessboxing champion.

Martin believe that social media is the route to making chessboxing a mainstream sport. Can you communicate the excitement of chessboxing in a live stream? Martin make the astute point that they are different experiences, similar to watching football on the TV or in a stadium are different.

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