Chessboxing Festival

Chessboxing adds the thrills and spills of speed chess to the strategic and tactical challenges of traditional boxing, creating a mind-bending hybrid sport that must be seen to be fully appreciated. The ultimate battle of brain and brawn.

Two opponents play a round of speed chess followed by a round of boxing, with one minute in between rounds. They continue to alternate between the two with the chess game becoming ever more challenging as the physical battle takes its toll. The winner is decided by checkmate or knockout.

Guest will be welcomed onto @WorsteadEstate for a weekend of chessboxing and fun. We'll have your usual serving of chessboxing bouts in the farm-style auditorium. During the day you'll be able to enjoy live music, chess tournaments, boxercise and other chessboxing activities, as well as tours of @WildcraftBrewery which is one site.⁠

“To celebrate the festival we are designing a totally new beer, the Berserker Brew”, Mike Deal, head brewery at Wildcraft Brewery. In stead of a ring girl, chessboxing events use a Berserker, a character which links combat with chess. When chess came to the UK via Scandinavia the rook (castle) was represented by a berserker, this can be seen in the famous Lewis chess set. Berserkers were shock viking troops who worked themselves into a frenzy before running into battle naked wearing only animal firs - that's exactly what chessboxing is like in the flesh!

Price: From £9

Location: Church Farm, Smallburgh, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9NB

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