Meanings
nounchess boxing (uncountable)
alternative chessboxing
- uncountableA hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.
Origin
Coined by Enki Bilal in 1992
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic ملاكمة الشطرنج
- ملاكمة الشطرنج (mulākamat ash-shaṭaranj)hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
Chinese Mandarin 國際象棋拳擊 /国际象棋拳击, 象棋拳擊 /象棋拳击
- 國際象棋拳擊 /国际象棋拳击 (guójì xiàngqí quánjī)hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
- 象棋拳擊 /象棋拳击 (xiàng qí quán jī)hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
Dutch schaakboksen
- schaakboksenhybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
German Schachboxen
- Schachboxenhybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
Hindi शतरंज मुक्केबाज़ी
- शतरंज मुक्केबाज़ी (śatrañj mukkebāzī)hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
Japanese チェスボクシング, 西洋将棋拳闘
- チェスボクシング (chesu bokusingu)hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
- 西洋将棋拳闘 (seiyō shōgi kentō)hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
Polish szachoboks, szachowy boks
- szachobokshybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
- szachowy bokshybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing
Cite this entry
APA
chess boxing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chess%20boxing
MLA
“chess boxing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chess%20boxing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chess boxing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chess%20boxing.
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