Next week will see many hundreds of Eve Online pilots flocking to Iceland for the Eve Fanfest, which will feature drinking, lectures, tournaments, more drinking even more and - I'm thrilled to announce - a Chessboxing match.
Yes, 3D artists Björn "Left Rook" Jónsson and Daniel "Pretty Boy" Þórðarson are going to engage in that most noble of sports, which basically amounts to alternating 4 minute rounds of chess with 3 minute rounds of boxing. The promotional video they've put together for the match is quotable, eminently deadpan stuff. I can't quite get over the following: "It would be a devastating tradgedy for this extremely ancient man to immediately fall down."
It's even more exciting for me because I'll be attending the fanfest, and if there's any way I can put money on this match you'd better believe Þórðarson's getting my dollar. What do you reckon, readers?
