The world crowned a new Chess Boxing champion last week as 19-year-old Nikolai Sazhin of Russia defeated Frank Stoldt, the 37-year-old German man who won the first ever Chess Boxing title last year in Berlin. "I took a lot of body-blows in the fourth round and that affected my concentration. That's why I made a big mistake in the fifth round: I did not see him coming for my king,'' explained the former champ. So what the heck is Chess Boxing? It’s exactly what it sounds like. A battle of body and mind in which competitors engage in alternating rounds of chess and boxing. According to the official rules at the World Chess Boxing Organization website (Wcbo.org) a full contest consists of 11 rounds -- six four-minute rounds of chess and five two-minute rounds of boxing. A match can be won by checkmate or knockout, or by outscoring your opponent in boxing if the chess match results in a stalemate. Check out the clip below for some of the action.
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