| In the first round a Gruenfeld defense was played. In the second round Leo Kraft started fiercly and overwhelmed Sazhin with a Mike Tyson style of boxing. In the 3rd round Kraft castled long, which was the signal for both players to go for a direct kings attack. Sazhin was quicker and Kraft was forced to defend his king. The Chairman also got the upperhand in boxing, demonstrating his world champion qualities. In the 5th and 7th (both chess) rounds Sazhin attempted checkmate on the board but this used too much time of his chessclock. Leo Kraft skillfully defended his king. In the 6th round Kraft once again put Sazhin under pressure with fierce combinations of hooks and uppercuts. In the 8th round with only one minute left on the chess timer, Sazhin knew he had to knockout his younger opponent. Backed by the excited local crowd he attacked his younger opponent with all he had, but after 3 minutes Kraft was still standing. The bell rang and Nikolay Sazhin laid down his own king and surrendered. |
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W | L |
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Kraft wins via chess - submission (Round 5) |
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