Iepe B. T. Rubingh (; 17 August 1974 – 8 May 2020) was a Dutch

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, athlete and the founder of chess boxing and World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO, with central Berlin, Germany in 2003).

Biography

Works as an artist

As a performance artist, Rubingh blocked off intersections in

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and

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) to create major

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. He was jailed for 10 days for the Tokyo action. 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.

Chess boxing

Rubingh founded chess boxing in 2003, drawing inspiration from

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''. He was the President of the

World Chess Boxing Organisation The World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) is the governing body of the sport chessboxing. The WCBO was founded by the late Iepe Rubingh, founder of the sport, in 2003 and has its headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Its current president is Montu ...

(WCBO) for many years and CEO of Chess Boxing Global, the marketing company for professional chessboxing.unternehmen24.info
/ref> In 2020 (14.05.2020) the leading chess news site ChessBase (Germany), publisher of professional chess literature and owner of the Playchess site (approx. 275,000 registered users, data for 2020) published detailed biographical data about the artist and the athlete Iepe Rubingh, as well as his active work, with which he stood out throughout his life. The official Facebook page of Iepe Rubingh shows his activity career in detail. In official web site of Iepe Rubingh, he explains clear his vision about "Entrepreneurship", "Sport" and Art / "Innovation".

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. The cause of death is not known, except it was not COVID-19.

Record

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Titles

*1st World Chess Boxing Organization World Middleweight champion (2003 – Current) *1st Chess Boxing Club Berlins International German middleweight champion

Official in Guinness World Records: First Chess Boxing World Champion

The President of WCBO Iepe Rubingh official is recorded in Guinness World Records as the First Chess Boxing World Champion.

References

External links

* 1974 births 2020 deaths Dutch performance artists Entertainers from Rotterdam Chess boxers Dutch chess players Dutch male boxers Sportspeople from Rotterdam {{Netherlands-artist-stub