Chess Boxing Rules

Here are the basic rules of Chess Boxing:
Two contestant's duke it out with each other in 11 successive alternating rounds, six of them are chess matches, and five of them are boxing matches. The battle opens with a game of chess. The chess board is placed on a portable table directly in the center of the boxing ring, when the first chess match is over, the table is quickly carried out of the ring and the boxing match begins. Each round of chess lasts four minutes. Following every round of chess, the bell rings, and the chess board is then removed by designated people. The chess board is quickly removed and is followed up by a two-minute round of boxing. Contestants win by way of checkmate, knockout, referee's decision, or if his rival takes more time than the allotted total of 12 minutes for a complete game on the chess board. That's the basics of chess boxing, this is still a new sport but it is recieving more and more recognition, you could find yourself watching it on TV soon.

Here is a photo gallery with some pictures taken from the chess boxing event in Cologne: Chess Boxing Photos