Germany is the World Champion!

“ANTI TERROR” Frank Stoldt wins chessboxing fight against David “Double D” Depto from the United States.

37 year-old policeman Frank Stoldt a.k.a. “ANTI TERROR” from Berlin won the first Light-Heavyweight World Championship title in chessboxing after defeating American David “Double D” Depto at the Berlin Tape Club yesterday. After a grueling battle, a checkmate in round seven produced a clear victor. The event, which took place in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 1200 fans in the sold-out storage depot of the Tape Club, also included a number of other matches: chess boxers of the Chess Boxing Club Berlin (CBCB), Sascha Wandkowsky and Sebastian Bauersfeld won the undercard fights against the competition from Cologne.

The course of the fights:

Championship fight
Playing black in the 1st chess round of the championship fight, American David “Double D” Depto adopted the Scandinavian Defense. In the boxing ring, both chessboxers gave it their all. The more experienced chess player, Frank Stoldt, was able to gain the upper hand by round three. Playing an open game, Depto maintained an effective counterattack through round five. In the 6th round, the American launched a fierce fight against “ANTI TERROR” Frank Stoldt but the Berliner parried every punch and subsequently landed a checkmate against “Double D” in round seven with only seconds to go.

The undercard fights
The fast pace of the chess match during the first undercard fight between Sebastian Bauersfeld and Jan Mielke proved nerve-wracking at first for the chessboxers. The Cologne native Jan Mielke tried to pressure Bauerfeld in the boxing ring. Nonetheless, as an experienced chess player, Bauersfeld had secured a checkmate by round three.

In the second undercard fight, the stronger chess player, Breuer, was pitted against the stronger boxer Wandkowsky. Starting off sharp, Breuer tried to back his opponent into a corner. Wandkowsky, however, was able to turn the tables on him thanks to his superior boxing skill. Before long, Breuer was down for the count.
The tension heightened in the 6th round with just 40 seconds left on the chess clock for Wandkowsky. In such a situation, only a knockout in the boxing round could save him. And after two strong left-right combinations, the battered Breuer threw in the towel.