CHESSBOXING PREMIERE IN RUSSIA! Chessboxing nation is awakening!
The Siberian Chess Boxing Organisation (SCBO) in cooperation with the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) proudly present:Chessboxing goes Russia – first tournament in Krasnoyarsk on 21 Febru ary!
When Nikolay Sazhin won the world championship in the light heavyweight division in July 2008 it was obvious that Russia would play an im portant role in chessboxing. Sazhin returned with the belt and the vision to spread this sport in Siberia. As a consequence the SCBO was founded by the champion, Roman Lavrenov and Vladimir Makarov.
Six promising chess and boxing talents from Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk and the Republic of Khakassia will perform in the course of the Siberian champi onship in 3 weight classes:
Viktor Tarasov vs Sergeij Ychenko (heavyweight),
Vitali Degtyarev vs Evgeniy Lykhta (middleweight)
and Egor Dolgatchev vs Artyr Vardyanyan (lightweight).
Date: 21 February 2009
Venue: Siberian Federal University Kerensky Street 26, 660074 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Start: 13:00 (Krasnoyarsk time)
