World Chess Boxing Organisation
Governing body of the sport of chessboxing
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The World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) is a governing body of the sport chessboxing.[2][3] The WCBO was founded by Iepe Rubingh, founder of the sport, in 2003 and has its headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Its current president is Lara Armas from France.
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| Abbreviation | WCBO |
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| Formation | 2003 |
| Type | Nonprofit Organisation |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Purpose | Sport, Humanitarian, Social, Peacekeeping |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Membership | 38 Countries (March 2024) [1] |
Official language | English |
President | Lara Armas |
| Website | wcbochessboxing |
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.
The WCBO's motto is: "Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board".
Affiliated organisations
Currently, WCBO is affiliated with chessboxing organisations in 38 nations:[4]
First Nations
- Chess Boxing Organisation of India
- Turkey Chessboxing Federation
- Italian Chessboxing Federation
- France Chessboxing Federation
- Russian Chessboxing Federation
- Chile Chessboxing Association
- Latvia Chessboxing Federation
- Kazakhstan Chessboxing Federation
- U.S. Chessboxing
- Chess Boxing Club Berlin (CBCB, founded in August 2005)
- Latvian Chessboxing Federation
- Nordic Chessboxing Federation (Finland)
- Bulgarian Chess Boxing Organisation
- Maple Leaf Chessboxing (Canada)
Current Nations
Asia (11):India Kazakhstan Iran Afghanistan Kyrgyz Republic Philippines Lebanon Uzbekistan Tajikistan Nepal Cyprus
Africa (5):Equatorial Guinea Uganda Algeria Gambia Ethiopia
Europe (16): Germanу France Italy Turkey Russia Finland Netherlands Greece Switzerland Poland Latvia Serbia Denmark Spain Armenia Georgia
Oceaina (2):Australia New Zealand
Pan America (4):Mexico Canada USA Chile
