Chessboxing is well known for combining two radically different sports to dominate your opponent mentally and physically. However, its growth has been stunted due to chess players fearing the high chances of injury. Most are drawn to the action and psychology of chessboxing and have conceived various other crosses with chess such as MMA that have never succeeded. How can you encourage higher-level chess players to join while keeping the thrill of explosive combat? The solution is wrestling – an ancient grappling sport that requires you to pin your opponent’s back to the ground. More specifically, chesswrestling.