CHESSBOXING TOURNAMENT GERMANY 2008 - SECOND ROUND: COLOGNE
The die is cast: David ‚Double D’ Depto wins light heavyweight
elimination contest against Konrad Rikardson.
World Championship fight in Hamburg will feature Depto and
Sazhin:
USA vs. Russia!
Heavy weight elimination contest:
Costello gets defaulted again - Von Stauffenberg wins!
International German Championship:
Clash of the cities - Berlin wins with Sebastian Bauersfeld
against Colognes local hero Jan Mielke.
The elimination contest in the light heavyweight division saw David ‚Double D’ Depto and the Swedish newcomer Konrad Rikardson.
Depto opened with the white pieces, moving pawn d2 to d4, but Rikardson being a skilled chess player got a better position at the end of the first round. The boxing round started off boldly. Initially Rikardson was yet equal in strength but two hard punches on his head made a significant impact on Rikardson, thereupon falling to the floor. Depto continued vigorously pressuring his opponent. After two further knockdowns the referee stopped the contest. Hence David Depto will challenge Nikolay Sazhin in the upcoming fight for the world championship title in the light heavyweight division!
Heavyweight elimination contest ends with disqualification for Andrew ‘The Rock’ Costello! - Wolfram von Stauffenberg will challenge Gianluca ‚Il Dottore’ Sirci in Hamburg!
Costello opened with a queen’s gambit, which was declined by v. Stauffenberg. Costello attacked on the king’s side, but v. Stauffenberg defended himself well in the first round. In the following boxing round v. Stauffenberg couldn’t use his expected advantage because of the clinching Costello. The following chess round ended at a disadvantage for v. Stauffenberg, his time on the chess timer was running out. Costello continued his attack with his pawns on the king’s side and in the next boxing round Costello got a point deduction due to continuous clinching. After a punch on the back of the head Costello was disqualified. Thus Wolfram von Stauffenberg has been determined the challenger of Gianluca Sirci for the European championship title in the heavyweight division!
International German Championship
In the int. German championship Jan Mielke met Sebastian Bauersfeld. Bauersfeld opened with the bird opening but Mielke was well prepared and the first round ended with an advantage for Mielke. Instead the boxing round ended with an advantage for Bauersfeld. The following rounds displayed an open and pulsating fight. In round 5 Mielke lost his knight on e2, which increased Bauersfeld’s self-confidence. Mielke tried to take advantage of his last chance with a knockout but he couldn’t make it. In round 9 Mielke capitulated while facing checkmate.