Chessboxing Australia

The hardest game.

REGISTER — LAUNCH EVENT
Sculptural boxing glove and chess king in bone stone

Sydney. Date and venue to be confirmed.

The launch event

 One morning, out on the grass.

A free public event, with the date and the venue still to be confirmed. Come and watch, or step in and have a go on the pads and the board.

 REGISTER — LAUNCH EVENT
Chessboxing Australia's first training event at PCYC Glebe in March 2025

Our first event. PCYC Glebe, March 2025.

The sport

 What is chessboxing?

You play a round of chess, box a round, then go back to the board, and it repeats until someone wins by checkmate or knockout. It's a real sport with twenty years of history overseas, and it's the hardest hour you'll do. You don't need to box or play chess to start.
Two chessboxers trading punches in a lit ring, with the chessboard waiting on its trolley in the foreground.

What we run
Fitness Sessions

Weekly sessions at Sydney Park. Boxing rounds and blitz chess, out in the open, for anyone. No experience needed in either.
Boxing pads and hand wraps on the grass beside a folding table with a chess set, Sydney Park brickworks chimneys behind.
Juniors

Smart and strong, in the one sport. A dedicated program for young athletes up to 17, coming soon.
Small boxing gloves hanging on a court fence beside a chess set and clock on a bench.
Team Bookings

Bring your team. Decision-making under real physical pressure, run as a private session for workplaces and groups.
A hall set up for a team session: chess boards and clocks along a trestle table with gloves stacked at the end.
Fight Nights

The competitive side of the sport. Ranked bouts fought under our own rulebook, won by checkmate or knockout.
An empty boxing ring under stage lights with a chess board on a trolley at ringside.