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Knights in the ring as chess boxers slug it out

Rarely do brains and brawn come together in this way. A Russian has been crowned world champion in the novelty sport of chess boxing that requires equal skill at moving pawns and throwing punches.
Mathematics student Nikolai Sazhin, 19, competing under the name "The President" knocked out 37-year-old German policeman, Frank Stoldt, who until recently was serving as a peacekeeper in Kosovo.
The loser said he was simply too punch drunk to fend off checkmate.