In the third match the professional boxer Maksim Bogancov , who is still unbeaten in boxing after 3 matches, was the opponent of our Filippo Gubbini . Filippo chose a particular competition plan: try to remain lucid and spend as little energy as possible during the shooting of boxing, with the intent of making his opponent tired instead, hoping that the tiredness would then make itself felt at the chessboard. On the third round (the odd ones are the chess ones), Filippo lost his queen and, therefore, in the next round he tried to do something more in boxing.
However, the Umbrian chessboxer tried to continue with his plan and hit above all from the throw, with uppercuts to the chin and hooks to the liver. The exhaustion of the Berliner of Ukrainian origin made him commit several weak moves in the chess game, giving Filippo the opportunity to continue to defend the position. The sixth round showed a tired Bogancov, with a still fresh Gubbini who could have ended in a crescendo in boxing. However, there was no need to play the last two rounds of boxing (8th and 10th of the match) since the match ended with Filippo checkmating, on the 7th round, taking advantage of the weakness of the opponent's eighth rank.
A victory therefore in the first competitive chess match played by Filippo Gubbini after his first debut in Milan in 2014, with exhibition matches. With this victory, Filippo climbs the world rankings and we will see him again in the ring, in a titled match, in the next chess game that will be held in Italy . Even Raffaele Nigro will take part in this event, competing in the final of the Italian light heavyweight title against Giuseppe Grasso . |
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Gubbini wins via chess - checkmate (Round 7) |
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