Chess Boxing! I heard about it on the radio last week and looked it up. It's a blend of boxing and speed chess. Who would have thought? They call it the thinking man's contact sport. From Wiki - "A match consists of up to eleven alternating rounds of boxing and chess. The match begins with a four-minute chess round. This is followed by three minutes of boxing, with rounds of chess and boxing alternating until the end.[1] There is a one minute break between rounds. Speed chess is used, a form in which each player has a total of only twelve minutes for the whole game.
Competitors may win by a knockout, achieving a checkmate, by the judges' decision, or if their opponent's twelve minutes of chess time is exceeded.[1] If a competitor fails to make a move during the chess round, he is issued a warning and he must move within the next 10 seconds.[2] Repeated warnings may result in a disqualification. The players put on headphones so that they do not hear any shouted assistance from the audience."
Here's the Wikipedia description.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing
Here's a YouTube clip.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Wcbd0dJpQ
There are several links available if you want to know more.
This is an example of Grafting!
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