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King in the ring
Because it’s a sport we know will appeal to many of our readers, we’re delighted to hail the world’s first chessboxing champion – a German policeman named Frank Stoldt won in the seventh round by checkmate.
The rules, if you fancy a go, are that you alternate rounds of boxing and chess. A checkmate or a knockout settles a bout. It’s apparently very popular in Eastern Europe – the world title was fought in front of 1,200 fans in Berlin.
All of which leads us to wonder what sort of competitive sport could be a fair test of the skills of Computing readers?
All suggestions welcome – after all, you could become a world champion.
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