Граждане, это просто пёрл! Шахмабокс!
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84863-World-Chess-Boxing-Champion-Crowned
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing
In chess boxing, matches begin with four minutes of chess, followed by three minutes of pummeling each other senseless. Competitors alternate between six rounds of chess and five rounds of boxing until a victor is declared via knockout, checkmate or points. Players can also be disqualified for violating boxing rules or taking too long to make their moves.
"This is the hard part, you are out of breath but you have to keep your wits about you," said chess boxing instructor David Steppeler. "It is especially hard for the one who has to play first. He can easily make a false move, and in chess this is fatal. So in training we toughen people up by making them do push-ups between every two chess moves."
Chess boxing was first envisioned by French cartoonist Enki Bilal, although it wasn't until 2001 that the novelty sport first came to life through the efforts of Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh, who also won the first WCBO (World Chess Boxing Organization) World Championship in 2003. Stoldt captured the WCBO light heavyweight belt in November 2007 with a dramatic victory over David "Double D" Depto.
And lest you get the idea that chess boxers are just meatheads who slide pawns around on a chess board before getting down to the business of beating the hell out of one another, the top-ranked chess boxers in the world are typically rated between 1700 and 2000 on the Elo chess rating system, ranking them as "Class A" players - one step below Expert - by United States Chess Federation rules.
If this sounds like fun to you (and how could it not?) head over to the official World Chess Boxing Organization website at WCBO.org to learn more.
Футбогольф
Играется на даче, на поляне, в поле, в огороде, а особенно потешно в лесу. В землю вкапывается кастрюля диаметром чуть больше диаметра футбольного мяча, для антуража можно рядом воткнуть флажок. Игроки отходят на расстояние метров 200-300 желательно за какие-нибудь препятствия (дом, забор, холм, речка, автостоянка) и бьют мяч в сторону кастрюли. Выигрывает тот кто загонит мяч в кастрюлю за меньшее число ударов.
upd: Футбогольф шагает по планете:
1. Футбогольф был реализован ввиде уровня к Encounter (www.en.cx)
В игре принимало участие 14 команд, в футбогольф играли 4 человека от каждой команды,
у каждого игрока было по одному удару. Играли ночью в лесу при свете фанариков, над
лункой повесили мигающий налобный фонарик. Расстояние то лунки метров 150 м. пройти
нужно было с 4-х ударов. В среднем команды тратили на прохождение 5-6 попыток. Две
команды забили мяч с 3-го удара. Итого играло порядка 60 человек.
В дополнение: (свеженькое): http://www.newsru.com/sport/04feb2008/underwater.html
В Китае стартуют подводные Олимпийские Игры, приуроченные к празднованию Нового года по местному летосчислению. Необычные соревнования, которые примет комплекс Underwater World в городе Циндао, продлятся почти две недели - до 12 февраля, дня окончания китайского Весеннего фестиваля.
В программу Игр войдут такие дисциплины как фехтование, стрельба, езда на велосипеде и гимнастика, сообщает Ananova со ссылкой на Qingdao Morning Post. Все, естественно, будет происходить под водой - в гигантском аквариуме, через прозрачные стенки которого зрители смогут наблюдать все перипетии спортивной борьбы.
Андрей Приворотский 8 июл в 14:20
Граждане, это просто пёрл! Шахмабокс!
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84863-World-Chess-Boxing-Champion-Crowned
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing
In chess boxing, matches begin with four minutes of chess, followed by three minutes of pummeling each other senseless. Competitors alternate between six rounds of chess and five rounds of boxing until a victor is declared via knockout, checkmate or points. Players can also be disqualified for violating boxing rules or taking too long to make their moves.
"This is the hard part, you are out of breath but you have to keep your wits about you," said chess boxing instructor David Steppeler. "It is especially hard for the one who has to play first. He can easily make a false move, and in chess this is fatal. So in training we toughen people up by making them do push-ups between every two chess moves."
Chess boxing was first envisioned by French cartoonist Enki Bilal, although it wasn't until 2001 that the novelty sport first came to life through the efforts of Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh, who also won the first WCBO (World Chess Boxing Organization) World Championship in 2003. Stoldt captured the WCBO light heavyweight belt in November 2007 with a dramatic victory over David "Double D" Depto.
And lest you get the idea that chess boxers are just meatheads who slide pawns around on a chess board before getting down to the business of beating the hell out of one another, the top-ranked chess boxers in the world are typically rated between 1700 and 2000 on the Elo chess rating system, ranking them as "Class A" players - one step below Expert - by United States Chess Federation rules.
If this sounds like fun to you (and how could it not?) head over to the official World Chess Boxing Organization website at WCBO.org to learn more.