Underwater chess champions compete for world title

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The Dutchman Zyon Kollen has proclaimed himself world champion of a discipline certainly unknown in Spain: underwater chess. This sport combines ingenuity in the game with the ability to stay underwater in a swimming pool. The 40 competitors, gathered in Groningen (Netherlands), not only faced the intelligence of their opponents but also cold water and constant air intakes because each movement is made with a single mouthful, which means that th…