What chessboxing can teach you about the battles of body and mind

NEW DELHI, Jan. 17 -- Kolkata, West Bengal

Kolkata Chessboxing Club, Chanditala Branch Road.

Run by Montu Das, the pioneer of chessboxing in India, it is also India's first chessboxing club

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Thakur College, Kandivali East, and Dahisar Sports Club, Dahisar East.

Run by Shailesh Tripathi, India's first professional chessboxer

Salem, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu State Chessboxing Association, Mohammed Pura, Salem

Mysuru, Karnataka

Academy of Self Defense,

Vivekananda Nagar, Mysuru

Malappuram, Kerala

Kerala State Chess Boxing Association, Kalikavu, Malappuram

By Omkar Khandekar

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