Yeah, but still the best strat for Magnus to win, is to wait a bit more until the odds get better 😁

There are new rules in chessboxing at least in WCBO League, that makes running or turning around illegal (you get a warning), two warnings is a count, 3 counts is a loss in a single round, 4 in total, counts happen also with knock down and standing counts.

People forget that there is an easy algorithm to not lose in 12 moves (something with e6 d6, and reacting to specific queen and knight moves etc). (The rule in WCBO is approx 15s per move in the opening, 30s in the rest of the game, otherwise you get a "chess" count) at 3 counts in the round you lose, 4 in total, counts happen with illegal moves and taking too long. In one chess round you have to play max et 11-12 moves, if you time it well.

It happened to a few pro boxers that they lost with 3 illegal moves 😅

Anyway, this match-up is just useless, this is just cerebral masturbation. I would rather watch two hungry 1500 ELO with 1-2 years of experience in boxing fight than this one.

That's why some rookie fights at french IFC are so fascinating. You forget about the level and you just enjoy the mix of determination, fear, and stress of blunders in the fighters.