Success at the strategy board game chess has long been considered an activity requiring superior mental abilities. What is becoming increasingly clear, however, is that chess can be used as a valuabl... Author: Robert Sasata - Education - September 09, 2006

Chess boxing, mixing brains with brawn. In a nutshell you pummel each other for two minutes then play chess for four minutes...inter esting. All to become the next World Chess Boxing Organization (WCBO) champion. The contest is decided by: checkmate (chess round), exceeding the time limit (chess round), retirement of an opponent (chess or boxing round), KO (boxing round), or referee decision (boxing round). If the chess game ends in a stalemate, the opponent with the higher score in boxing wins. If there is an equal score, the opponent with the black pieces wins. CNN did a story on it Chess Boxing recently, where I actually first heard about this sport.

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ShaagChess is a completely free chess game with excellent graphics and both computer and human opponent mode (on the same PC). If you select the computer opponent, you have 5 levels of difficulty to conquer, ideal for experts as for beginners too. One of the best features is a preview mode where clicking on one of the pieces shows you the potential moves you can make. The graphics are excellent with several chess sets and boards to choose from. A versatile game that will appeal to all fans of the game.

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Mainz: Viswanathan Anand will have the advantage of playing white in the opening game in the best of eight Mainz Chess Classic rapid match against Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan from Thursday evening. Widely expected to win, Anand will play ...