World Chess Boxing Championships - 1 of 2

Highlights of the World Chess Boxing Championships from Germany, July 2008.

[@berningsandwiches2662]

Nothing improves your chess skills like head trauma.

[@AndreVanZark]

😹😹😹😹

[@jafeth8229]

And broken hands

[@TheOneWhoHasABadName]

That's kind of true. You are forced to improve your chess skills to prevent more head trauma, so that's a good motivator right there.

[@vorlinn]

Lmfaoo

[@nirajfernando5790]

Ahhaha

[@boppe2235]

From the creators of chessboxing: _Uno-Judo_

[@cristianzaharia6633]

😂😂😂

[@sopuente]

Where do i sign

[@scottwpilgrim]

I love Uno. And I took judo for 6 years. Sounds like my type of contest!

[@JoseRicardo-js3pp]

MonopolyKarate

[@gunk4549]

Perfection

[@williamchen3332]

This is by far the coolest variation of the most intense and blood wrenching sport out there. Boxing is a nice little addition too.

[@noahkornelius5211]

Nah, imagine if it was Go mixed with MMA That would be brutal

[@nohalo4836]

@@noahkornelius5211 not enough brain trauma/damage

[@amiincognitomaybe5992]

Yeah, almost getting a checkmate against a physically better opponent then the chess part is over... You better get ready to dodge and block because they're definitely gonna try to win during the boxing part.

[@yarakharam5343]

@@noahkornelius5211 "I am 14 and have to make everything a superlative"- the comment

[@gost1997cj]

😆👌

[@effortless35]

"a keen chess player and a good amateur boxer, he's a math student at the Russian College for Space Travel in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia" You can't make this kind of stuff up.

[@ataurus62]

Somebody did.

[@andrew_owens7680]

They still dream of space travel in Siberia? They must have not wasted all their money on a wall.

[@CommieHamiHa]

yikes

[@melonarchon]

TheOdd1sout

[@wikiwikiwee1]

I think you could

[@pachik0]

This is legit the most intense sport i've ever seen

[@pachik0]

@UnknownDarkDragon oh you mean actors trying to look cool af during the fight?

[@flame3186]

@@pachik0 Hello brother

[@bonniejunk]

not really. these guys aren't elite boxers or elite chess players, just professionals who are decent at both. you might as well just watch a plain boxing match or chess game.

[@keepermovin5906]

Indiana Jones the balance is what makes it so interesting it could go ether way so many potential ways it ends

[@bonniejunk]

@@keepermovin5906 I watch chess matches and boxing matches, and have an interest in both. This is really, really, lame as a spectator sport when you're used to watching elite athletes. By adding separate win conditions and physical fighting, you make the chess a lot more boring to watch. And the lazy narration that basically says "Okay, they're playing the flattest, most stable defences because they don't want to get checkmated before they fight" makes the chess even harder to follow. It's just amateur boxing with chess thrown in between rounds. I doubt there's very many chess boxers that would fare well in either a professional boxing match or a chess match against an IM or GM.

[@escapism1477]

When you want to assert your dominance both mentally and physically

[@bartosik321]

when you want bad bitches and cute nerdy girls at the same time

[@ytv6602]

@@bartosik321 LMAO I laughed for a good hour with this comment

[@vodkaboy]

Muhammad Ali was so good because of this. He often won combat before even entering the ring. Tyson also, but with different means, he's a natural regarding psychology.

[@D3xterJettster]

Gambling is the sport of kings you know

[@ronaldochoa4502]

I like how they look tuff but then turn into civilized chess players

[@int0the3p1t32]

Ronald Ochoa there’s a raw civility to respecting the fact that your opponent may or may not die and is willing to accept that potential fate.

[@rafikboualam1703]

Funny

[@Jomster777]

Boxing was a gentleman's sport in the first place

[@shadowfall2011]

What looks tough about them?

[@samgomez9942]

@@int0the3p1t32 Wait, are you saying they think they or their opponent could die

[@user-cf2cs9hb8z]

What’s a good way to kill and gain brain cells? Chess boxing: say no more fam

[@Tomas-xl4hg]

The balance

[@zacharycedeno6638]

LastCat I can imagine in 50 years their going to be those old men having ptsd around chess boards and then running up trying to knock someone out

[@ANYA.RIZALI]

(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ な に

[@mariammariamy1975]

😂😂😂😂😂😂true

[@robersniper]

@bigby edwards breain cells cant be created again

[@andrewwygal102]

how has this not been made into an anime yet

[@paradoxgauge8086]

weeeeeeebbb

[@paradoxgauge8086]

UnknownDarkDragon okay I just watched it and a weeb is a person who try’s to learn Japanese by watching anime .-.

[@paradoxgauge8086]

UnknownDarkDragon maybe

[@buddy2000529]

Well, it's based on a graphic novel

[@waterbottle4542]

Because anime fucking sucks

[@CitizenSnips69]

Me: watches UFC/boxing on KZbin Me: researching chess strategy videos KZbin: How about...chess.... and boxing?

[@sawayoshisy]

outstanding move

[@JohnCena-ge4dx]

UFC is different from boxing

[@spazhd9821]

@@JohnCena-ge4dx dumbass

[@realprisec]

@@spazhd9821 there's no need to be rude you dipshit

[@spazhd9821]

@@realprisec deepshit? 😂 dumbass

[@specyboy9054]

Gotta love the commentator who sounds like a teacher reading from a script.

[@drpibisback7680]

I was gonna say BBC Documentary host but that works too.

[@patrickoobes]

It sounds like he is

[@dynaboyjl.4220]

I think the announcing for this is about as good as you can get for a general audience. The guy appears to know what he's talking about in both sub-sports and he crafts a good narrative.

[@italomarquezini3589]

The Queen's Gambit next season should be like this

[@hoshi-san101]

Ohhhh boy 😂 It would be a great idea

[@mastersonogashira1796]

She becomes the true queen lol

[@ReachByteBurst]

petition signed

[@D3xterJettster]

They don't have the balls 🤣

[@bravesirgallahad]

This is like a monty python sketch

[@thegiddyjoy]

Underated comment

[@afkbender3686]

LOL!! SO TRUE!

[@troto7735]

I could actually see that happening

[@jackyt3404]

The narrator surely playing that up eh! Haha

[@dersolipsist3079]

I was coming to make that comment before I saw yours haha.

[@bartholomewlyons]

This is actually a great idea. You beat the crap out of each other and shortly after you have to concentrate. Love the idea

[@thisaccountisntreal107]

Its like a much tougher version of a biathlon

[@MHGFTW]

I love this. "... has opened with the queens gambit" "... has gone with the slav defence" "Right cross to the chin!" "Takes knight" Hahahaha

[@SYNDRONE]

hahah :D

[@jmfirelord]

Imagine Magnus Carlsen vs Floyd mayweather It’s either gonna be Floyd takes out Magnus in a round before Magnus Checkmates him in 5 moves

[@515sensei]

Underrated comment!

[@theeffectoflogic3]

They start with chess and a minute is enough to checkmate for magnus. Boxing would not be involved

[@theeffectoflogic3]

@@515sensei not really

[@Malnair]

Flyod could just not make a single move for the first round and so Carlsen could at max make 1. Then boxing starts and Magnus is dead :)

[@simohayha6031]

@@Malnair then magnus gonna run around and avoid

[@IrulewithLucas]

This is honestly as real as sports get.

[@yourdedcat-qr7ln]

IrulewithLucas real shit

[@MrRazmut]

@I Miss The Old Days Damn the strategy that must go into this at high levels has gotta be crazy since trying too hard during the boxing rounds will leave you gassed out, which would make it much harder to think when you´re doing the chess part, but hurting your opponent will make him have a much harder time thinking about the chess match as well, or you can try to play it safe, stay on the defensive and tire the other guy out during the boxing to make his chess weaker if you´re worried he´s gonna out-think you, or you can do it when you feel you´ve got a good thing going on in the chess match and you wanna preserve your cognitive abilities as best you can. Man, there´s levels to this shit.

[@Red4350]

@@MrRazmut idk I would take any higher lvl pro boxer tell him to stall out the chess round and then easily knock out any of those amateur fighters but yeah i see what you mean and it's crazy how the one guy said he pressured him during the boxing to get him to make mistakes in chess rounds

[@Illcobalt]

This is just a regular board game night with my friends. We start playing at something and then we continue by beating each other up

[@ammex7444]

So many people are about to be here because of James

[@dankknight5436]

Yup

[@berkaninal1024]

Yep

[@xxshaunyxx8829]

Yup

[@KlausWulfenbach]

Can't deny it.

[@neonicnoir2044]

Mhmm

[@MildlyWatermelon]

I’m giving a speech about any extreme sport for my class. I don’t regret choosing this one.

[@chuckymcfib2279]

Okay, now this is epic

[@gokcesonmez5609]

Lol

[@tanyantanr1352]

me too bro :D

[@zaidhernandez4601]

Legend

[@brother_maleik]

How'd it go?

[@Angelm-le7lw]

When you focus on strength and intelligence in an rpg

[@warpatato]

It's the unarmed monk caster build

[@axelbrionac4614]

Battlemage in a nutshell

[@NJA2k8]

You'd imagine them playing chess in deep thought and then at the sound of the bell they knock over the board to the side with pieces flying everywhere then they start whaling on each other. I was wrong.

[@NJA2k8]

***** if you told them that in the middle of their fist storm, they'll probably stop for a second, knock your lights out, then keep going at each other

[@jessereuss0716]

NJA2k8 odd1sout odd1sout odd1sout odd1sout

[@ryanhunch6059]

jesse reuss stfu stfu stfu

[@marsxoxo1110]

@@jessereuss0716 us theodd1soutERS will just go somewhere else! We're clearly not wanted here

[@candydomination7348]

Honestly, that's what I was expecting and hoping for. This is good too, though.

[@jaxon3563]

“But a few drops of blood doesn’t stop the Russian”

[@KennyBastian]

Why does this sound so historically accurate

[@Pikasatupu75]

6:44

[@ss9392]

Oops

[@Azami0001]

Imagine the callouts from the coaches lol. "CATCH THE JAB THEN MOVE ROOK TO D-9!" (I dont box and I dont play a lot of chess.)

[@ghgdtgzxfg6960]

Yeah lol D9 doesn't exist

[@fastpace101]

@hammam hraisha it's the CTE

[@Snakexkiller1]

Fam said ''D-9'' lol

[@Azami0001]

@@fastpace101 you wish lol. I only body sparred when I used to do martial arts.

[@nicbentulan]

i know there's no D9 in chess (or chess960), but is there such a thing as 'catch the jab' in boxing?

[@maxrice6990]

I actually think this is a great pairing, physical and mental

[@ehsanre2380]

Right..but why women dont have that?it would be so good

[@MajesticSkywhale]

@@ehsanre2380 because you need mental and physical power for this while women have neither

[@ehsanre2380]

@@MajesticSkywhale they will challenge eacb other not men so it surely possible to have such competition between women..i dont why you say they do t have strength

[@jimmorrison348]

Erik Van der Zee Lol

[@sonicfx5431]

@@MajesticSkywhale When you realize that more women ho to college than men. When you realize everytime you move you need physical power.

[@dickmaus5484]

"Sadly, after three rounds, neither player had the capacity to play chess ever again."

[@dylanbradfordgreenlee331]

I just like you name

[@pk-fi1ok]

+Dick Maus ... LOL, I though something similar: Boom boom (head shots obviously) "Fuck, I forgot all my moves!". You put it into wider perspective :))

[@ryanwong3883]

Friend: So, what kind of sports do you like to watch? Me : *It's complicated*

[@MondeSerenaWilliams]

Not really

[@ic3man10]

Theodds1sout

[@kadencreed3248]

Yep

[@jozajab6849]

Yep shouts and ladders can go screw itself

[@RokketSenpai]

Yup

[@adriandiaz4071]

Same

[@zionfernandez1168]

Muhammad Khan aaaaand ya caught me

[@Onionbagel]

Who's bright idea was to combine 'Chess' and 'Boxing' in the first place?!

[@anthonykf99]

A buff geek...

[@GeneralWarburg]

TonyGAMING Or a boxer that was tired of losing at chess and wanted a reason to punch his opponents.

[@YouGotTbd]

Zoink foo the RZA

[@Amtcboy]

The same guy who combined cross country skiing and rifle shooting (biathlon)

[@Leocernask8]

Becouse boxing is like a high speed chess match

[@jakeoltmann1263]

Im an original, I'm here because youtube noticed by love of both violence and strategy based board games.

[@seanmatthewking]

I don't know how I got here. I think I'm lost.

[@sandia2225]

Same 😂

[@dauntless9619]

I thought that's why we all clicked on it in the first place 😂

[@Tookeddd]

I'm in a fucking hole. I've seen a shark give birth and now I'm watching boxing chess

[@user-ud3ne1zi1o]

@@Tookeddd out of that hole yet?

[@infinightmoon6268]

... Why? Why is this a thing? What type of person watches a boxing match and says "you know what this needs? More chess."

[@burtonma]

Infinight Moon More likely somebody was watching chess and said "You know what this needs? More boxing."

[@tenchu006]

Why the fuck not? It's crazy but a really unique idea

[@J4hk2]

A smart man looks at boxing and says it needs more chess. A strong man looks at chess and says it needs more boxing. But a perfect man just looks at life and says it needs more chessboxing.

[@nicolasnicolas5238]

In boxing there's a lot of comments that mention chess. It's not called the sweet science for no reason.

[@rocketman2379]

One word... *YES*

[@jjt171]

WHY THE FUCK DOES IT NOT SHOW THE CHESS BOARD???????

[@DracoVolantus]

+Pinkie Pie BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STUPID MORONS IDIOT FUCKERS FUCK THEM

[@771shadowolf]

Just a Tiger thing uhh they do?

[@Zeppelin616]

efrain martinez He means from an angle that you can actually tell what the fuck is happening.

[@andremaines]

They show it on the screen in the arena. So at least the people watching live could see. But I agree. I saw that movie “Pawn Sacrifice” and flipped out because in the most dramatic scenes of the movie THEY NEVER EVEN SHOWED THE BOARD POSITION. It was retarded

[@tylerstwertnik6693]

not me who found this after ludwigs announcement

[@qiaoli1800]

This is pretty ingenius. You need to stay sharp and think multiple steps ahead at chess, and when you get beat up for a few minutes with blows at the head makes that part so much harder. Also these are some chess geeks that you don't wanna pick on :) respect.

[@JourneyToTheCage]

Qiao Li you need the same with boxing. Boxing is 90% mental

[@JourneyToTheCage]

Nigerian Prince do you box?

[@MrRazmut]

​@@JourneyToTheCage It´s a lot mental, but 90%? Dude are you serious? You do realize that would mean speed, power, precision, cardio, and ability to take shots would be only 10% of the game? Get the fuck out of here dude, there´s a lot of strategy in boxing and it requires mental toughness but you still have to actually be physically able to hit the other guy, and do it hard enough that it hurts. Boxing is only 90% mental when both contestants are evenly skilled and in good shape. That´s when it becomes a game of elaborate setups and pushing through adversity.

[@29slowjoe]

@@MrRazmut Boxing takes 100 percent of both. That's the easiest way to say it.

[@MrRazmut]

​@@29slowjoe Well of course it does. Your head has to be in the game just like every other sport, it´s just harder to do that than most other sports because messing up has dire consequences, you get hurt. That has nothing to do with the claim that boxing is 90% mental though. That would mean that you would have a reasonable chance of winning against someone massively fitter and more skilled than you just because you have a better mentality, and that´s just not true. No guy who is green at boxing will land a solid punch on a Holyfield or a Pacquiao or a Golovkin, no matter how strong and clever they are mentally. Physical part of the game is your ability to do what you need to do, the mental side is your ability to maintain that ability under pressure and push through adversity. If your skills and fitness are not up to par having a strong mind doesn´t do anything, it just makes you stay in there longer getting beat up. Example: Floyd vs Gatti

[@1Jamesinator]

I came here expecting a bunch of guys on a giant chessboard and as people were being "taken" they would have a chance to fight back and not be taken out :P

[@TheShyRage]

Ben Maung Haley only if their wearing the costume they are suppose to represent.

[@PineapplesPerhaps]

This sounds like the greatest sport mankind would ever know

[@alcoda2839]

Four years later here i am

[@reizayin]

make this a thing. holy shit yes.

[@sofialaya596]

they'll make that in the future for sure, we humans have to invent everything

[@realkingofantarctica]

I wish this was a more widely-competed sport. It's so much fun.

[@hailedspace25]

Wow I thought TheOdd1sOut was joking lol

[@joelcooper4647]

HailedSpace25 same

[@joelcooper4647]

But he’s not

[@margarethawerner231]

Me too XD

[@urmom-bk6qp]

Me to bro

[@biglemons9991]

I thought he was joking too

[@reedcspurling]

This is the best sport.

[@michaelvanzyl9418]

I love how accurately the commentator describes the chess positions

[@mftripz8445]

Cuz he a chess announcer, his boxing commentary is hardcore boring

[@fujihoneyfujihoney294]

First we hit like a brick. now we fight with wits

[@blackmoon4094]

I dead ass just watched the full lego movie as an ad

[@tobir693]

So is "@Akilleus"

[@string7135]

Akilleus isn’t everything gay these days?

[@sams_not_here]

I don’t have any subs apparently. You blink, thats gay. You disagree with your friend, thats gay. You won’t let people talk, apparently that’s gay. The world is getting worse and worse every year

[@picklecollector9571]

@@sams_not_here stop being so gay

[@sams_not_here]

Even speaking is gay

[@burr69]

Mike Tyson would probably be good at this. He just has to make random moves and win with a 1 punch knockout

[@yesyouareright9800]

@reeq wait really?

[@rickross9829]

@@yesyouareright9800 no

[@thomasvanriper2895]

Either that or he gets rolled really fast in chess and bites your ear off.

[@hiyoryan3901]

He would be checkmated in 5 moves

[@asymbolofpurehatred]

@@hiyoryan3901 He's not fighting Magnus carlsen

[@9coralineTPOM]

Anyone here from Odd1sOut’s new video?

[@holly9403]

9coralineTPOM yes

[@RokketSenpai]

Yup

[@Splirfy]

Me

[@everettwoah]

Me

[@blackbeard108th5]

Yes 😂😂

[@berkan402]

the strangest sport i have ever seeen

[@jackmceleny5372]

You spelled best wrong.

[@AMoistEggroll]

Strange, but very interesting nonetheless

[@ryanyoro132]

its a mystery wouldn't you say?

[@eddiex009]

berkan402 try blind boxing

[@Denisowator]

how about Sex Olympics, heard of that? ;)

[@FranktheSkeleton]

Damn, I'm just here because someone wrote this in my rented psychology textbook...

[@_random_guy]

when they say chess is not an athletic sport

[@curtis77]

Connor McGregor vs Niel DeGrass Tyson

[@seanmatthewking]

Why not put the professional fighter against a professional chess player instead of a astrophysicist?

[@fozza1051]

@@seanmatthewking because there aren't any famous chess players

[@XfrischeXfischeX]

@@fozza1051 Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, Boris Spasski

[@tadhgogorman3459]

too easy a pro fighter could just waste the entire chess round without making a move and then knockout the chess player.

[@idoajda4920]

@@tadhgogorman3459 if time runs out you lose the game so that wouldn't work out

[@joshuahenderson]

Imagine being one move away from a checkmate and getting ko’d before time.

[@Psyondrax1]

Muhammad Ali would have dominated Chess Boxing.

[@Axemonk]

***** probably wouldn't matter, he would beat the living shit out of them in the boxing half

[@riccardozanda8977]

@@Axemonk any pro boxer

[@Eudaletism]

They need to do a top down view of the chessboard. Feels like every time someone shows two people playing chess you never see the board properly. Also, hit your opponent in the head! Then they won't be able to concentrate on the chess.

[@rawnukles]

I noticed the commentator kept talking about body blows. You would think they would go for the head to try to stun each other and ruin their opponents concentration. Maybe they are reluctant to give each other brain damage... in an unsaid gentleman's agreement sort of way?

[@mo0od749]

rawnukles The results of body damage is more instant. Making somebody feel pain is a much quicker and easier way to distort their mind. Rather than hitting someone in the head. Which is quite painful for the hand and it doesn't do much with concentration. Although a combination of the two of them is what will win you the game as you see here in this match.

[@davidcampos2615]

@@mo0od749 Ik this is old but its very untrue. Body blows hurt (especially liver shots) but they are more suited to slowing them down in the long run and depleting their stamina. A headshot would result in higher likeliness of a knockdown especially with contact to the jaw or temple. Body shots are great for pressure and are useful in any boxers toolkit but idk how effective they are when the opponent has 12 minutes to recover from their gradual damahe

[@Edited6]

​@@davidcampos2615 "when the opponent has 12 minutes to recover from their gradual damahe" It alternates between 4 minute rounds of chess and 3 minute rounds of boxing, with 60 seconds between each. That has to be a mind-fuck to switch gears like that, I don't think they really get a chance to recover from much of anything.

[@davidcampos2615]

@@Edited6 Sorry for the misspellings and whatnot but 3 minutes is huggeee break. Consider a normal boxer fights for 3 minutes against elite talent and rest for about 1 minute and go back again for 12 rounds. These dude get 4 minutes inbetween letting them rest wayyyy more. If you were on the ropes in R2, you can completely catch your breath by R3. I do boxing myself and I've seen many others do it so I know what I'm saying (only the boxing stuff chess i dont know very well. I have a moderate amount of knowledge in chess.)

[@majacetojevic7485]

Fun fact: Since all schools teach English as a foriegn language in my country, all the english textbooks have this lecture called "weird sports" or something like that. And we learn about chess boxing in there.

[@nicbentulan]

example of textbook please?

[@majacetojevic7485]

@@nicbentulan Cambridge's "English in mind 4" second edition.

[@nicbentulan]

@@majacetojevic7485 thanks!

[@LlamaOfSteel]

I love how during the chess rounds they showed pans of the audiences and close ups of the contestants faces and very occasional glances at the chessboard

[@Nathan411466]

What about Magnus Carlsen vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Chess Boxing. Who would win?

[@alexlex1709]

If they start of with boxing Mayweather would knock Carlsen out easily

[@mmaking8664]

if they start with chess, Carlsen finishes in 3 moves

[@jorgefernandezhidalgo5628]

floyd could learn to survive the first 10 moves in a month

[@joshsolomon4825]

Magness would loose because he would be too scared to concentrate.

[@nutmaster652]

For Floyd it’s easier to learn to survive 1 round of chess against Carlsen to make it to the boxing round than it would be for Carlsen to learn how to box/get in shape to survive against floyd lol

[@okthen830]

This is one of the best things I’ve ever watched

[@NicDoesDumbThings]

IS THIS WHAT WU TANG WAS TALKING ABOUT

[@PaulBadman]

Yes it is,I don't think I could do anything after being punched in the face a few times lol.It really does require a lot of skill

[@koko40800]

The Mystery of Chess Boxing! It's not easy to play good chess moves after you've been hit in the head a few rounds though.

[@jozhuwah1393]

My hip hop will rock and shock the nation like the emancipation proclamation

[@kinyemi12]

TheOdd1sOut anyone?

[@MagicalCipher]

That Guy Yup

[@holly9403]

That Guy yes

[@konstantinh9412]

Yeah lol

[@evan8118B]

yeah

[@matickobe4829]

yup

[@MrCubFan415]

George Carlin was right, full-contact chess is actually a thing!

[@colinstrugnell3359]

My son is involved quite heavily in chess boxing and has not lost one of his seven matches. His last fight ended in a brilliant knock out. Yes the sport is very serious and entertaining. Better you understand at least the rudiments of chess to gain a full appreciation. To answer, at least partially, the question at what level of chess player are the contenders; you could equally ask at what level of boxer are the contenders? But Carl has a FIDE rating ELO of around 2300 (ELO is how chess is measured nationally and internationally) He is a rated FIDE Master and is now working towards IM (International Master) . The boxing has to be learned also, although this can be more painful. Boxing is a class skill. Though you get a shorter apprenticeship than learning chess. Basically it is the use of both brain and brawn and the efficiency of the divergent levels of concentration necessary to each sport. In other words : To get anywhere you need to be good at both. The organisers are unlikely to match contenders who are seriously outclassed before the game begins. Paying Customers don't like that !

[@darflexswolez2266]

This is surprisingly entertaining

[@somecanadian7049]

Now KZbin is recommending 11 year old chess boxing videos...

[@SOTDz]

THIS IS THE GREATEST SPORT EVER

[@BDKing77]

There should be sumo chess lol

[@pixelprincess9]

Genghis Khan Sumo + Go

[@EGarrett01]

Sumo Go, obviously...

[@completefiller6637]

You know im kinda scare to see my two fav ytubers punching each other while playing chess

[@innocuousblockofwood]

Show. The. Fucking. Chessboard.

[@MrSaproling]

Fuck me that was so dumb, show the fucking board indeed ! how the fuck are you suppose to understand the game without the damn board !

[@solarprogeny6736]

Its not serious

[@MrWolfxman]

Who knew, 2 of my favorite sports were combined into one

[@straightsavage710]

I don't think chess is a sport...

[@monkeypaw8977]

+Straight Savage its a mental sport, kinda like starcraft (weirdly enough)

[@davidrobins1021]

Well, yes, this is a good point; I think there are arguments both ways, with it really coming down to how you define a sport. If you say a sport is something like "a competitive activity involving skill and a significant degree of physical exertion" (which is reasonable, I would say), then chess clearly isn't a sport as it falls down on the physical exertion part. On the other hand, other relatively sedentary things like darts and snooker are definitely classed as sports, calling into question the validity of the above definition, and hence of the status of chess. Plenty of room for debate here I think :)

[@Phrolox]

I think you need to define physical exertion because it's been shown the physical toll on your body is just as high as any sport where u physically move. Heart rates of the professionals have been recorded as high as 170 beats per minute during key moments in chess games. Part of the reason Chess is recognised by the Olympic committee as a sport.

[@davidrobins1021]

Really? 170 bpm? Wow, never knew that; if correct then yeah that's pretty physical...

[@Bonetrousle]

Alex better get ready, because my marshmallow boi James is gonna Win.

[@flamingscorchingred3129]

Yeah

[@flea9512]

nah alex>james

[@Partyinmymind1]

Villy T nah idiot James

[@JoseGonzalez-qc5vo]

checkers-soccer , titactoe-baseball

[@r7calvin]

Monopoly-UFC.

[@Angelo-z2i]

Battleship - bike racing

[@Comrade2face]

Risk-Basketball

[@matthewpinon8515]

Life-water polo.

[@papayamango9629]

Chutes&ladders polo

[@Elendieldunadan]

It's stuff like this that makes me question if we're the ones in a weird alternate reality.

[@Tony3x88]

This is what will come to my mind for now on when ever I hear revenge of the nerds lol

[@Cleepington.]

The most amazing sport I've ever saw 10/10

[@supernoodles908]

KZbin 2008: .... KZbin 2019: CHESS BOXING

[@georgebmncv2788]

I'd pay to hear the crowd go from 'oh wow what an uppercut' to them yelling 'AND KNIGHT TO G7!!CHECKMATE'

[@tundcwe123]

Or from "Don't miss an uppercut" to "don't blunder a mate in 1"

[@LKeet6]

why did the guy resign when his queen was taken!? wouldn't the strategy then be to run away with and protect your king for as long as possible and go for a KO as quickly as possible in the boxing!? would make the fight/match more exciting too!

[@LKeet6]

***** i know losing your queen is bad! I don't play much chess, but i know the rules and basic tactics. My point was, tho the chess game is effectively over, just run away with your king for as long as possible and go for a KO in the boxing. Yeah, he looked tired, but plenty of tired boxers who were losing the fight have come back to win...

[@haraldhey9210]

You can get disqualified when you play on time too much.

[@DoctorDeath147]

He was probably exhausted both mentally and physically.

[@DejectedVanthoor]

Someone told me about this thing and I didn't believe him, thought it was a joke. But no, it's bloody real.

[@Free_Krazy]

This is actually entertaining to me............ Its this mix of intelligence, strategy, and sheer power that contrasts, yet compliments each other.................

[@SlashedEyebrowReaper]

This is one of the most amazing game I ever see seriously

[@vintriloquism7658]

Who is watching this on july 2019? When alex clark makes his chess boxing vid about his deatj

[@justinzhuo9948]

Yes

[@innatescarf1817]

U gonna see it tonight cause I will

[@gyaldemcandy2734]

alex made that june

[@sipntea]

this is fantastic, i love this. Beat up on the board, and beat up on the ring. crazy good

[@lucaspaschoal2114]

Mom:You can be anything you want when you grow up. Me: *start punching chess players and playing chess with boxers*

[@abhijaatkotamkar9288]

Lol

[@longdongdaddyfromcincinnat9083]

I was expecting them to get to throw a punch for each piece they took from the other. Checkmate would be just the loser having to take a pummeling.

[@Jbarbs2100]

I am so glad I found this

[@Frynge357]

this is an incredible combination sport. kind of hilariously awesome.

[@yggdrasil9039]

They need to project the board onto a screen at the back of the hall while playing rather than have a commentator.

[@zackaryhodge900]

Whose James.? Idfk but I somehow made it here through my home page and let me say I am speechless. This is f*****ng amazing.! Wow.

[@chestersnap]

This is brilliant.

[@dinlokalasvenne3801]

Simple explanation off the comment section *THEODD1SOUT*

[@connorparrish8120]

True

[@redgoosee7499]

100K subs No vid no

[@magicmanscott40k]

Man boxing and chess. Your training mind and body. This has to be one of the healthiest sports out there

[@sirkennymchiphop]

This is so awesome! Lol silly in a way, but classy too. Gentleman’s sports.

[@scottthedick2815]

This needs to be in the Olympics or we riot!

[@begottenz1864]

World’s championship chess boxing 🥊 So beautiful 😍

[@leyendalanova9447]

We need Mike Tyson vs Magnus Carlsen on this

[@CristianCarvajalC]

A celebirity death match xD

[@ericray7173]

Magnus just needs to be trained in blocking and dodging.

[@lalaloveme.86]

I got this from odd1sout I was wondering what chess boxing was so I got the first video that piped up Sorry I meant popped lol

[@lalaloveme.86]

*popped!!! Oops 😬

[@lalaloveme.86]

Thx

[@adamsoppong2789]

I like how this Channel is called SecondsOut. I first thought it's one of James' KZbin-Channels...

[@PseudonymLoLoL]

It’s literally Brains VS Brawns. I’m here from my recommended.

[@gabrieldavila1866]

This is some manly shit right here. Using your body and mind to fight a battle.

[@PossessedPotatoBird]

When your trying to raise your psychic stat but someone keeps fighting you

[@kennyfromaot7171]

I didn’t come here from odd1sout. I just love fighting and board games. I do both.

[@ddvmian]

I wonder what would happen if the best chess player and the best boxer played each other in this

[@ritchiecole4193]

Well seeing that magnus Carlssen also plays speed chess and can get skilled players into checkmate in under 2 minutes I'd say he'd have a pretty decent chance against Anthony Joshua just as long as the timer doesn't run out

[@rickross9829]

@@ritchiecole4193 It's not like they're playing bullet, plenty of time for the superior fighter even if he just doesn't make moves For Floyd it’s easier to learn to survive 1 round of chess against Carlsen to make it to the boxing round than it would be for Carlsen to learn how to box/get in shape to survive against floyd lol

[@hellszhells]

Now this is a sport i can get into

[@rottenredhead6009]

What an elegant and explosive sport!