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SaharanKnight

Chess may have originally been invented as war simulation -- what do you think?  But that may be off the topic because war involves lots of military and hardware, and we are talking here about chess as a combat sport.  Sport and war, of course, are also vastly different!! 

zborg

There's no shortage of macho trash talk while playing blitz chess for money.

Whether that qualifies as a "combat sport" is another question entirely.

whmeh0

Josh Waitzkin on chess and martial arts (tai chi chuan, Brazilian jiu-jitsu):

http://www.onthemat.com/node/10011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTZS3SqpT-o&t=7m53s

AlexMirkin

A few good blows to the head will drastically reduce your chess ability.