Iepe B. T. Rubingh (; 17 August 1974 – 8 May 2020) was a Dutch performance artist, 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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( Shibuya Crossing) to create major traffic congestion. 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 Enki Bilal's

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'' Froid Équateur''. He was the President of the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) for many years and CEO of Chess Boxing Global, the marketing company for professional chessboxing.unternehmen24.info
/ref> Rubingh is recorded in the Guinness World Records as the First Chess Boxing World Champion.

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 on 8 May 2020. The cause of death was not determined, although

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was excluded.

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

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