By Rook or Left Hook - The Story of Chessboxing

Alter-ego of filmmaker David Bitton.
Doc feature By Rook or Left Hook - The Story of Chessboxing is available now on iTunes, Google Play and Vimeo on Demand.

[Federazione Italiana ScacchiPugilato @ITAchessboxing]

il 23 novembre i terzi Campionati Italiani di Chessboxing Light e di chessboxing-Fit. Anche i primi Campionati Italiani di chessfitness. #chessboxing @federscacchi @Federkombat @asi_nazionale @FPIBoxe @ComuneMI #combat

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@iaviralgupta @CollinRugg Not only in 2025...it's been going on since 2003! There's more to meets the eye in this crazy sport, all covered in my documentary about its unlikely origins: https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

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@natesolon If you're interested in chessboxing, you might really enjoy my documentary about the growing pains and drama in getting it off the ground - https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

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@MaskedSanity If you enjoyed that, consider checking out my film about chessboxing! There's as much drama behind the scenes of the sport as there is in the ring. 📽️ https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

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@peterdoggers Nice podcast! I also found the chessboxing reporting a bit...lacking, but still good for the sport to get some recent exposure in the US. If you're interested in the sport, consider watching my film about it! It goes much more in depth than @60minutes: https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

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@scambini I might have heard of #chessboxing 🤔 - if you're intrigued check this out: https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

[Mat @MovingWithMat]

Think you're the smartest and the strongest in the world?

Team USA will be doing a Tryout Tour in 2026. Interested in getting involved as a fighter, club, or sponsor?

Reach out, champ!

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@SuperbSpeakers If you enjoyed that, consider checking out my documentary about it! There's as much drama behind the scenes as in the ring... https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

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@1HealthyHabit I agree! If you want to dig deeper and experience the drama behind how #chessboxing came to be, have a look at my documentary about it: https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

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@tazzman22 @60Minutes It intrigued me too when I learned about it 15 years ago - so much I made a documentary about it. If you want to dig deeper and see how it came to be you should check it out! https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

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Very happy to see @MovingWithMat and the USA #Chessboxing team getting some well-deserved exposure on @60minutes tonight! Dive deeper into the drama behind how this sport came to be in By Rook or Left Hook: The Story of Chessboxing - available now on Apple TV, Amazon & YouTube.

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@joefav @ChessBoxing @60Minutes @gmcanty @ieperubingh @dmorey @jon_wertheim Nice! I'll check that out. Before your podcast though, I made a whole documentary about it ;)

https://t.co/2lhjvELJJY

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@BetterThanJBolt True, but By Rook or Left Hook: The Story of Chessboxing dominates the chessboxing documentary scene ;)

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@TheMellowOne I agree - if you want to see a REAL chessboxing documentary, (with an interview with RZA himself), check out By Rook or Left Hook - The Story of Chessboxing.

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@gonna2849 @WuTangClan You're telling me. If you want to see RZA weigh in on chessboxing, check out my documentary By Rook or Left Hook: The Story of Chessboxing.

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@teddy1218759700 Better yet, catch it in my documentary By Rook or Left Hook - The Story of Chessboxing! (Spoiler alert, it's a lot better than the 60Minutes story).

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@realjasonstru I'll do you one better - if you watch By Rook or Left Hook: The Story of Chessboxing, you'll see @RZA talk about it himself!

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Hey @60Minutes - Welcome to the #chessboxing party! I hope you watched By Rook or Left Hook: The Story of Chessboxing when you researched your piece... 🤔
https://t.co/2lhjvELbUq

(Also on Google Play, Amazon & Vimeo)

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

When 60 Minutes first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. It is not. Competitors alternate rounds of chess and boxing, and can win by knockout or by checkmate, whichever happens first. This Sunday, travel with us to the World Chess Boxing Championships.

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@enf @Sierra_OffLine Hi @enf! I just remembered that I never really followed up on this...any chance you might have found that old Sierra Newsletter in your archives somewhere? Thanks in advance!

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@enf Hi Erica! Did you ever manage to find that old Sierra Magazine? Sorry to bug you about this again!

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@enf Hey Erica! Any luck in finding that ol' Sierra newsletter?