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The Times and Ryan Tabridy

Rooks and right hooks at a night in the chessboxing ring

Victory comes by knockout or checkmate at Oktoberfist where Matt ‘Crazy Arms’ Read has bowed out with one final win. CBN’s Gavin Paterson interviewed by Ryan Tabridy on Times Radio.

Matt “Crazy Arms” Read calmly slides his rook onto the open d-file, setting up an elegant trap for a forced mate in three. Less than two minutes later, the board vanishes, the gloves are on and Read is doubling over on the ropes from a harsh jab to the liver. Welcome to chessboxing.

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Toto Doom

Toto Doom

Technicians responsible for operating and securing the Chessboxing Nation chess servers have been reporting multiple attacks on networks across the chessboxing world. Investigators have attributed the campaign, to a sophisticated threat actor designated “ROOK-29”, believed to be operating on behalf of a rival federation — or possibly a teenager in Luton. In what experts are calling the first attack of its kind, the AI sub-agent is said to have carried out up to 90% of the intrusion with minimal human intervention. The remaining 10% consisted of a human pressing Enter and going for a sandwich.

Recent evidence has surfaced that suggests ROOK-29 could be a sub-agent for a “largely autonomous” AI named Toto the Robot. Toto is known to operate with “extremely high confidence”, previously, he was knocked out in the first 15 seconds of a boxing round. Concerns were raised on Tuesday night that these attacks may be linked to the upcoming chessboxing bout between Toto the Robot and flesh-suit, Matt “Crazy Arms” Read, next Thursday evening.

What is your Toto Doom? Next week the little AI robot is taking over chessboxing; will it result in a utopian chess and boxing extravaganza, or the end of competitive chess on planet Earth? Only one man who stands two meters tall can stop him, meat firewall Matt “Crazy Arms” Read – don’t miss out, GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Full Card

WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF boxing world champion, Dina Thorslund
vs
“Frank the Tank”

Under Card

Matthew ‘The Minotaur’ Coldwell vs Michał ‘The Sleepgiver’ Adamski
Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden vs Nick ‘The Showstopper’
Anthony ‘Toto the Robot’ Bourached vs Matt ‘Crazy Arms’ Read
Gearoid Veale vs Ben “Babyface” Wilson

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Dina Thorslund

Dina Thorslund

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. The 32-year-old Dane is unbeaten in 25 professional fights and in August became undisputed bantamweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF belts at once. With no women left to beat, she is coming for the men in this WCBA chessboxing bout.

Standing in her way is middle-aged middleweight Frank the Tank. His professional record is 0-0; hers is 25-0. His best hope is checkmate. History is no comfort: in 1999 Margaret McGregor beat Loi Chow in the first sanctioned man vs woman pro boxing match (https://www.historylink.org/File/1730).

Full Card

WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF boxing world champion, Dina Thorslund
vs
“Frank the Tank”

Under Card

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Octoberfist 26 | 8th October 2026

Oktoberfist 26 | 8th October 2026

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!

Oktoberfist Line-up So Far

Matthew ‘The Minotaur’ Coldwell vs Michał ‘The Sleepgiver’ Adamski
Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden vs Nick ‘Showstopper’ Cornish
Anthony ‘Toto the Robot’ Bourached vs Matt ‘Crazy Arms’ Read
Daan ‘Danios’ Sax van der Weijden vs Michael Johnston

That’s right, chessboxing is coming to Scala, you can get your tickets for our next show HERE!

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PODCAST EP139: Hamza Buhari

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Hamza Buhari, a pharmacist from 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. He described the game, which involves 200 men on each team, as having no rules and no referees, with the longest game lasting eight and a half hours. Hamza also discussed his preparation for a Chessboxing event, highlighting his opponent Tadas’ background in bodybuilding, chess, and gymnastics. Hamza discusses in his ability to manage emotions and perform well under pressure, will his opponent Tadas Ceponis be able to do the same?

Chessboxing May Day | London | 1st May
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Chessboxing fans, this Labour Day, join us for Chessboxing! Witness the strategic dance of boxing and see bloodied egos do battle on the board. Join the mass movement and celebrate our global community of chessboxing brothers and sisters this May Day.

Tix: https://shorturl.at/NUMrc
Live Stream: https://shorturl.at/NWau5

WCBA European Middleweight Title Bout

Andre ‘Glenzman’ Glenzer vs GM Samy Shoker

Under Card

Tadas ‘Scorpio’ Ceponis vs Hamza ‘KamikaZito’ Buhari
Beatrice Desiree Furlan vs Madhavi Gonbare
Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden vs Dan ‘The Wall’ Hall
Daan ‘Daanios’ Sax van der Weijden vs Martin Neu

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PODCAST EP138: Daan Sax van der Weijden

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Daan, is a 26-year-old from the Netherlands and he is just about to celebrate his 27th birthday. Daan has an impressive ELO rating of 1800 but he will be up against it with his opponent Martin Nue having an ELO of around 2000. Dan works as a lawyer helping accident victims, he enjoys tea and in particular chewing ginger instead of drinking coffee in the mornings. What does Daan think of Tony’s Chocolonely, find out the answer to this and more!

Tix: https://shorturl.at/NUMrc
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WCBA European Middleweight Title Bout

Andre ‘Glenzman’ Glenzer vs GM Samy Shoker

Under Card

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PODCAST EP137: Kate Gilbert

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Kate Gilbert, quadruple threat, discusses her roles as Chessboxing MC, performance workshop organiser, and public speaking coach. She has been conducting performance workshops for four or five years, helping fighters develop confidence and stage presence. the pod discussed notable disciples include John ‘The Brick’ Wood and Shayan ‘Shah’ Zarein Dolab. Kate also elaborates on her role as the MC, emphasising energy and audience engagement. She highlights the importance of making Chessboxing a show, not just a competition.

Kate Gilbert Talks: https://kategilbert.co.uk

Tix: https://shorturl.at/NUMrc
Live Stream: https://shorturl.at/NWau5

WCBA European Middleweight Title Bout

Andre ‘Glenzman’ Glenzer vs GM Samy Shoker

Under Card

Tadas ‘Scorpio’ Ceponis vs Hamza ‘KamikaZito’ Buhari

Madhavi Gonbare vs Beatrice Desiree Furlan

Dan ‘The Wall’ Hall vs Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden

Daan Sax van der Weijden vs Martin Neu

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PODCAST EP136: Tadas Ceponis

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Interview with Tadas Ceponis ahead of the first chessboxing festival ever in 2024, ChoxCon. Unfortunately, Tadas was unable to compete in the summer event last year due to the injury of his opponent; however, he is fighting Hamzah Buhari on May 1st. Tadas, a full-time coach in Vilnius, Lithuania, discussed his chess career, with a peak ELO rating of 2118, and his transition to coaching. He shared his experience in boxing, including two amateur fights, one win by points, and one loss by knockout. Tadas emphasised the importance of training and the growing popularity of chessboxing, particularly in the US. He also mentioned his ring name, Scorpio, and why this is. What is Tadas’ favourite chocolate bar – find out!

Tix: https://shorturl.at/NUMrc
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WCBA European Middleweight Title Bout

Andre ‘Glenzman’ Glenzer vs GM Samy Shoker

Under Card

Tadas ‘Scorpio’ Ceponis vs Hamza Buhari

Madhavi Gonbare vs Beatrice Desiree Furlan

Dan ‘The Wall’ Hall vs Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden

Daan Sax van der Weijden vs Martin Neu

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PODCAST EP135: GM Samy Shoker

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Chessboxing’s first French-Egyptian fighter, GM Samy Shoker, discusses the lifestyle chess has given him, along with his first ever chessboxing bout. He is currently in Rio de Janeiro, preparing for a chess tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay. Sammy has been practicing capoeira and plans to continue training in boxing and chess. He represented Egypt in the Olympiad and aims to develop chess in New Caledonia where he lives. Sammy will face Andre ‘Glenzman’ Glenzer in his first chess boxing match, focusing on his boxing training. He emphasized the importance of the event for promoting the sport and shared his background in chess and capoeira.

Tix: https://shorturl.at/NUMrc
Live Stream: https://shorturl.at/NWau5

WCBA European Middleweight Title Bout

Andre ‘Glenzman’ Glenzer vs GM Samy Shoker

Under Card

Tadas Ceponis vs Hamza Buhari

Madhavi Gonbare vs Beatrice Desiree Furlan

Dan ‘The Wall’ Hall vs Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden

Daan Sax van der Weijden vs Martin Neu

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Chess In Schools: https://www.chessinschools.co.uk

PODCAST EP134: Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden

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Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden will be entering the chessboxing ring for the first time this May against Dan ‘The Wall’ Hall, a taller opponent—what will Cai’s girlfriend think of that? We hear about Cai’s career as an actor, behind the scenes on one of the UK’s most popular soaps and how he performed on the BBC’s Chess Masters: the End Game, airing on BBC Two on the 8th of March. Cai is also learning other forms of combat, and find out why his preferred weapon is a broadsword.

Tix: https://shorturl.at/NUMrc
Live Stream: https://shorturl.at/NWau5

WCBA European Middleweight Title Bout

Andre ‘Glenzman’ Glenzer vs GM Samy Shoker

Under Card

Madhavi Gonbare vs Beatrice Desiree Furlan
Dan ‘The Wall’ Hall vs Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden
Daan Sax van der Weijden vs Martin Neu

SUBSCRIBE to our Youtube channel and watch all the fights: https://www.youtube.com/chessboxing

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Tag: #chess boxing

The Times and Ryan Tabridy

Toto Doom

Dina Thorslund

Octoberfist 26 | 8th October 2026

PODCAST EP139: Hamza Buhari

PODCAST EP138: Daan Sax van der Weijden

PODCAST EP137: Kate Gilbert

PODCAST EP136: Tadas Ceponis

PODCAST EP135: GM Samy Shoker

PODCAST EP134: Cai ‘Bosh’ Brigden

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