Truth stranger than fiction dept.

OK, this is a rare post that doesn't have anything to do directly with writing--other than to prove the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction. When I first heard about chessboxing I assumed it was a hoax. The premise was that the opponents play chess for four minutes, then box for a round, and so on until checkmate or a knockout. Ridiculous, right? Well...

CHESSBOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 BERLIN

Chessboxing World Champion Frank Stoldt defends his title as slumbering Russia awakes!On 5 July 2008 the nationwide chessboxing tournament 2008/2009 throughout Germany will be inaugurated in Berlin. The evening will climax with the fight Frank Stoldt vs. Nikolay Sazhin. Frank Stoldt won the first light heavyweight world championship title in chess boxing after defeating American David Depto (San Francisco) on 9 November 2007 in a dramatic fight. This time he defends his title against 19 year-old Russian Nikolay Sazhin.

...Anybody up for knittingwrestling? The first person to finish their scarf or pin the other person to the mat wins.