Re: Amsterdam Forum - Chess Boxing

"Amsterdam Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...

> This week we are looking at the new sport of chess boxing.
> 
> Tell us what you think:
> 
> http://www.rnw.nl/amsterdamforum/
 
I am afraid that the boxing
skill prevails. A boxing champion doesn't have
to make a single move in his chess game and should
manage to knock down in two minutes any grandmaster.

The boxing rounds should be shorter, at the most
90 seconds or perhaps just one minute.

And first of all the 4-minute chess round rule should
be modified to the following one:

    During each chess round each player has to
    make at least 12 moves in not more than 3 minutes.

I think that if the Ukrainian grandmaster,
who has emigrated to New York was younger,
and if he could survive the first round
of boxing against the boxing champions
in his weight category he would have no competition.
Of course the 12 category weight classification
should apply.

I leave it to you to recall the name of this highly
succesful grandmaster. Hint: his first name ends
with "y" or "ij" or something like this, depending
on the transliteration. And his last name ends
with "n".

Regards,

    Wlod