https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The sport, born and based in the German capital, continues to knock out onlookers with its unusual matches. https://www.thelocal.de/20180326/chessboxing-the-intellectual-fight-club-hits-hard-in-berlin Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:36:15 +0200 chessboxing-the-intellectual-fight-club-hits-hard-in-berlin The 1972 World Chess Championship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky was almost abandoned but for a timely intervention from German arbiter Lothar Schmid. He tells the story on its 40th anniversary. https://www.thelocal.de/20120711/43669 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:39:00 +0200 43669 Doping scandals have rocked plenty of sports recently – but the cerebral world of chess? As absurd as it may seem, the German Chess Federation (DSV) decided to join the fight against perfomance-enhancing substances this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20090326/18257 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:04:00 +0100 18257