The International Chessboxing season opens at the Scala King’s Cross with five scheduled bouts featuring Europe’s finest chessboxers

Andy ‘The Rock’ Costello, versus Nikolay ‘The Siberian Express’ Sazhin. This is a rematch following Sazhin’s close victory in his hometown of Krasnoyarsk in October last year. Costello is a former top-10 UK cage-fighter while Sazhin is a veteran of over 100 bouts in the tough Russian amateur federation.

Packed undercard featuring Ruthie “The Pink Machine” Wright, Chris “The General” Levy, “The Bedfordshire Bull” Mike Botteley, Biggles Bristol and Max "Inkman" Brown plus from Budapest Attila “The Hungarian” .

Giant digital screens plus live commentary by International Master, “The Incomparable” Malcolm Pein, means you won’t miss a move.

Sensational live cabaret performances, DJs and special guests.

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COMPETITION: Win 1x Pair of tickets to attend International Chessboxing at Scala at 19:00 on Sat 10 March. To enter the competition, send an email to jamie@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: What does Nikolay ‘The Siberian Express’ Sazhin wrestle as part of his training?
A: .1) Three Russian Ladies .2) Three Bears .3) A cook, a thief and her lover