Richard 'The Razor' Frazer 
-vs-
Eduard 'The Eagle' Lleshi 



Photo credit: James Bartosik


LCB - Season Opener 2014 - 12 April 2014
Scala, London

After an interval show by Lisa Lottie, the evening continued with Lleshi facing Frazer. This was one the most exciting fights in chessboxing history and both showed amazing resilience. Frazer fired a chess offensive and took over the game. Hitting out hard at every boxing round Lleshi gained an edge but Frazer was able to switch the advantage around as the fight continued. Lleshi’s powerful outbursts took their toll and on the board his time was running out. Frazer won by time penalty in round 11.
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Richard 'The Razor' Frazer Name Eduard 'The Eagle' Lleshi
1-1-0 W-L-D 0-0-0
37 Age 33(?)
178 cm Height 168 cm
78 kg Weight 60 kg
? Reach ?
1300 ELO 1200
England Country Albania
Leicester Hometown Durres, Albania
Islington Boxing Gym Gym
VFX Supervisor Job Electrical engineer

Frazer wins via chess - timeout (Round 11)

[Event "LCB - Season Opener 2014"] [Site "Scala, London, England"] [Date "2014.04.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Richard 'The Razor' Frazer"] [Black "Eduard 'The Eagle' Lleshi"] [Result "*"] 1. Nf3 { [%clk 0:08.56] } e6 { [%clk 0:08.45] } 2. e4 { [%clk 0:08.53] } b5 { [%clk 0:08.19] } 3. e5 { [%clk 0:08.47] } c6 { [%clk 0:07.57] } 4. d4 { [%clk 0:08.44] } h5 { [%clk 0:07.31] } 5. Bd3 { [%clk 0:08.37] } g6 { [%clk 0:07.21] } 6. O-O { [%clk 0:08.34] } d5 { [%clk 0:07.00] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 0:08.29] } f6 { [%clk 0:06.50] } 8. Be3 { [%clk 0:08.13] } Bd7 { [%clk 0:06.35] } 9. Bxg6+ { [%clk 0:07.39] } Ke7 { [%clk 0:06.10] } 10. Nh4 { [%clk 0:07.14] } a6 { [%clk 0:05.37] } 11. Qd2 { [%clk 0:06.44] } c5 { [%clk 0:04.31] } 12. dxc5 { [%clk 0:06.38] } Nc6 { [%clk 0:04.20] } 13. c4 { [%clk 0:05.59] } Nb4 { [%clk 0:04.08] } 14. Qxb4 { [%clk 0:05.48] } Bc6 { [%clk 0:03.50] } 15. cxd5 { [%clk 0:05.41] } exd5 { [%clk 0:03.30] } 16. Nc3 { [%clk 0:05.26] } Kd7 { [%clk 0:03.26] } 17. Rad1 { [%clk 0:04.23] } Kc8 { [%clk 0:03.09] } 18. Nf5 { [%clk 0:03.53] } Qd7 { [%clk 0:02.58] } 19. Qa5 { [%clk 0:03.36] } Qc7 { [%clk 0:02.50] } 20. Qb4 { [%clk 0:03.03] } Be7 { [%clk 0:02.44] } 21. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:02.54] } Bxd5 { [%clk 0:02.35] } 22. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:02.52] } Ra7 { [%clk 0:01.59] } 23. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:02.30] } Nh6 { [%clk 0:01.38] } 24. Bf4 { [%clk 0:01.47] } Re8 { [%clk 0:01.12] } 25. exf6 { [%clk 0:01.42] } Nxf5 { [%clk 0:00.40] } 26. Bxc7 { [%clk 0:01.38] } Ra8 { [%clk 0:00.27] } 27. Bxf5+ { [%clk 0:01.36] } Kxc7 { [%clk 0:00.09] } 28. Rd7+ { [%clk 0:01.14] } Kb8 { [%clk 0:00.01] } 29. Qf4+ { [%clk 0:01.06] } Kc8 { [%clk 0:00.00] } 1-0