Iepe Rubingh
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17 August 1974
Iepe Rubingh | |
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 Rubingh in 2015 | |
| Born | Iepe B. T. Rubingh 17 August 1974 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 8 May 2020 (aged 45)[1] |
| Occupation | Chess boxer |
Iepe B. T. Rubingh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈipə ˈrybɪŋ]; 17 August 1974 – 8 May 2020) was a Dutch performance artist, athlete and the founder of chess boxing and World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO, with central Berlin, Germany in 2003).[2]
Works as an artist
As a performance artist, Rubingh blocked off intersections in Berlin and Tokyo (Shibuya Crossing) to create major traffic congestion. He was jailed for 10 days for the Tokyo action.[3][4]
In 2010 (Sunday April), 500 litres of waterbased environmentally-friendly paint on asphalt spread by 2000 cars on Rosenthaler Platz Berlin. By IEPE & the anonymous crew. Directed by AKIZ.[5][6][7]
Chess boxing
Rubingh founded chess boxing in 2003,[8][9][10][11][12] drawing inspiration from Enki Bilal's comic book Froid Équateur.[13] He was the President of the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO[14][15]) for many years[16][17][circular reference][citation needed] and CEO of Chess Boxing Global, the marketing company for professional chessboxing.[18]
Rubingh is recorded in the Guinness World Records as the First Chess Boxing World Champion.[19]
The Queen's Gambit
The popular Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" is dedicated to Rubingh. He is credited as an "On-Set Chess Consultant" for the series.
Death
Rubingh died in his sleep on 8 May 2020. The cause of death was not determined, although COVID-19 was excluded.[20][21][22][23]
Record
| 3 Fights, 3 wins (1 TOs, 2CMs) | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-06 | Win |  Tim "Bavarian Beast" Yilmaz | Festsaal Kreuzberg | Berlin, Germany | Check Mate | 7 | ||
| Wins vacant 1st title of International German middleweight championship. | ||||||||
| 2004-04-17 | Win |  Soichiro "The Cho-Yabai" Yanase | The Tokyo Fight | Meguro, Tokyo, Japan | Check Mate | 9 | ||
| 2003-11-14 | Win |  Luis "The Lawyer" Veenstra | 1st Chess Boxing World Championship | Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Time Out | 11 | ||
| Wins vacant 1st title of WCBO world middleweight championship. | ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
