• Fights swing at one another during a boxing round at India's National Chess Boxing Championship in Kolkata on Monday, showcasing the sport composed of six chess rounds and five boxing rounds. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Fights swing at one another during a boxing round at India's National Chess Boxing Championship in Kolkata on Monday, showcasing the sport composed of six chess rounds and five boxing rounds. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • Attendants remove the chessboard from the boxing ring on Monday between rounds at the National Chess Boxing Championship in Kolkata, India. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Attendants remove the chessboard from the boxing ring on Monday between rounds at the National Chess Boxing Championship in Kolkata, India. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • Fighters dance around the ring during a boxing round of a match at the National Chess Boxing Championship in Kolkata, India on Monday. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Fighters dance around the ring during a boxing round of a match at the National Chess Boxing Championship in Kolkata, India on Monday. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • Competitors play a round of chess in Kolkata, India on Monday at the National Chess Boxing Championship. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Competitors play a round of chess in Kolkata, India on Monday at the National Chess Boxing Championship. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • Competitors prepare to transition from a chess round to a boxing round at India's National Chess Boxing Championship in Kolkata on Monday. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Competitors prepare to transition from a chess round to a boxing round at India's National Chess Boxing Championship in Kolkata on Monday. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • An Indian chessboxer reacts after winning a game of chess to take his match at the National Chess Boxing Championship on Monday in Kolkata, India. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    An Indian chessboxer reacts after winning a game of chess to take his match at the National Chess Boxing Championship on Monday in Kolkata, India. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP

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Take chess, add boxing, get chessboxing – India’s National Chess Boxing Championship in pictures

Jake Badger

June 30, 2015

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Images from India’s National Chess Boxing Championship on Monday in Kolkata, where participatns competed in chess boxing – a self-explanatory sport combining the requirements of mind and body necessary for chess and boxing. Click the pictures below to scroll through the photos.

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