chess

This could be an advertisement for 7Up, if it weren't more than four minutes long. Here is International Master Greg Shahade playing a quick pick-up blitz game of chess against a 10-year-old ... who wins in no time. Props to Shahade for displaying such good sportsmanship, and props to the little boy, Samuel Sevian, who is now an IM himself...

There are things in this world that just go perfectly together like peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese and even steak and potatoes. But what about chessboxing? A new sport that is taking over Europe, where 'athletes' box and play chess in alternating rounds! And you won't believe how popular chessboxing is becoming!