Iepe B. T. Rubingh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈipə]; 17 August 1974 – 8 May 2020) was a Dutch performance artist, athlete and the founder of chess boxing and ...IepeRubinghFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchDutchchessboxerIepeRubinghRubinghin2015Born(1974-08-17)17August1974Rotterdam,NetherlandsDied8May2020(2020-05-08)(aged 45)[1]OccupationChessBoxerIepeB.T.Rubingh(Dutchpronunciation:[ˈipə];17August1974–8May2020)wasaDutchperformanceartist,athleteandthefounderofchessboxingandWorldChessBoxingOrganisation(WCBO,withcentralBerlin,Germanyin2003).[2]Contents1Biography1.1Worksasanartist1.2Chessboxing1.3TheQueen'sGambit1.4Death2Record3Titles4OfficialinGuinnessWorldRecords:FirstChessBoxingWorldChampion5References6ExternallinksBiography[edit]Worksasanartist[edit]Asaperformanceartist,RubinghblockedoffintersectionsinBerlinandTokyo(ShibuyaCrossing)tocreatemajortrafficcongestion.Hewasjailedfor10daysfortheTokyoaction.[3][4]In2010(SundayApril),500litresofwaterbasedenvironmentally-friendlypaintonasphaltspreadby2000carsonRosenthalerPlatzBerlin.ByIEPE&theanonymouscrew.DirectedbyAKIZ.[5][6][7]Chessboxing[edit]Rubinghfoundedchessboxingin2003,[8][9][10][11][12]drawinginspirationfromEnkiBilal'scomicbookFroidÉquateur.[13]HewasthePresidentoftheWorldChessBoxingOrganisation(WCBO[14][15])formanyyears[16][17][circularreference][citationneeded]andCEOofChessBoxingGlobal,themarketingcompanyforprofessionalchessboxing.[18]In2020(14.05.2020)theleadingchessnewssiteChessBase(Germany),[19]publisherofprofessionalchessliteratureandownerofthePlaychesssite[20](approx.275,000registeredusers,datafor2020)publisheddetailedbiographicaldataabouttheartistandtheathleteIepeRubingh,aswellashisactivework,withwhichhestoodoutthroughouthislife.[21][22]TheofficialFacebookpageofIepeRubinghshowshisactivitycareerindetail.[23]InofficialwebsiteofIepeRubingh,heexplainsclearhisvisionabout"Entrepreneurship","Sport"andArt/"Innovation".[24]TheQueen'sGambit[edit]ThepopularNetflixminiseries"TheQueen'sGambit"isdedi