Red Bull Checkmate

Last Saturday, an event was held at the Odeon Vienna Theater, which without exaggeration can be called the most spectacular chess battle of the year. The first Red Bull Checkmate tournament-Break Dance Battle in 5 to 5 format was a serious test for strength testing. As a result, the victory went to the grandmasters from Russia - the Top 9 team.

In order to win, the guys needed to demonstrate an excellent sports form, strategic thinking and team spirit. Within the walls of the beautiful Viennese theater, eight teams from five different countries of the round fought for the main prize of Red Bull Checkmate. It was worth the teams to spend the first few moves and precisely verified attacks, the audience immediately figured out the rules of the tournament and appreciated the strategy of the participants.
Red Bull Checkmate is not just a Break Dance Battle, this is a combination of wild dance energy with a sophisticated beauty of the classic chess game. Sounds crazy? Yes, only crazy, in love with Break Dance, could decide on this. That is why the tournament brought so much pleasure to the Bi-boys, judges and spectators.
After the draw, the right of the first move went to the Mot team from Salzburg. And the guys from Mot and their rivals, the British from the Floor Riderz team, worked at the limit of their strength and showed a truly exciting duel. The Austrians were able to use the key figures of the chess battle, the king and the queen, more efficiently, and the Floor Riderz team was soon removed from the field. But the game continued, there were still many beautiful moves ahead. As the opposition of the rivals became more acute, the game more and more captured the audience.

The symbiosis of the wild unbridled energy of the Break Dance with the strategically verified moves of the classic chess game demanded that Boers of the maximum concentration and complete return. “Participating in these competitions was incredibly difficult and incredibly interesting.
After the hard struggle in preliminary rounds, the two remaining teams, the Top 9 from Russia and the Swedish Octagon, entered the battle for the title of the winner of the first Red Bull Checkmate tournament on the chessboard. A well -thought -out move, the Russian king declared the shah and the enemy king, which ultimately led to the victory of the Top 9 team. The guys from St. Petersburg caused a stormy delight of the audience and tore off a storm of applause.

The material is provided by the portal www.redbull.ru