World Chess Boxing Organisation

World Chess Boxing Organisation

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Abbreviation	WCBO
Formation	2003 (2003)
Headquarters	Berlin, Germany
President	Iepe Rubingh
Website	www.wcbo.org

The World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) is the governing body of the sport chessboxing. The WCBO was founded by the late Iepe Rubingh, founder of the sport, in 2003 and has its headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Its current president is Montu Das (deceased), from India.

The principal tasks of the WCBO include: training people in the number one thinking sport and the number one fighting sport and the combination of both; building up a worldwide structure of chess boxing clubs and organisations; promoting chess boxing; and holding championship and promotional fights.

Currently, there are two organisations that are affiliated with the WCBO:

• The Chess Boxing Club Berlin (founded in August 2005)
• The Bulgarian Chess Boxing Organisation (founded in October 2005)

The WCBO's motto is: "Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board".

See also

• Chess boxing
• World Chessboxing Association
• List of Chess boxing champions

External links

• Official website
• Chessboxing News Magazine Site
• The Chess Boxing Club Berlin
• The Bulgarian Chess Boxing Organisation