Iepe Rubingh

Iepe B. T. Rubingh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈipə ˈrybɪŋ]; 17 August 1974 – 8 May 2020) was a Dutch performance artist, athlete and the founder of chess boxing and World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO, with central Berlin, Germany in 2003).

As a performance artist, Rubingh blocked off intersections in Berlin and Tokyo (Shibuya Crossing) to create major traffic congestion. He was jailed for 10 days for the Tokyo action.

In 2010 (Sunday April), 500 litres of waterbased environmentally-friendly paint on asphalt spread by 2000 cars on Rosenthaler Platz Berlin. By IEPE & the anonymous crew. Directed by AKIZ.

Rubingh founded chess boxing in 2003, drawing inspiration from Enki Bilal's comic book Froid Équateur. He was the President of the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) for many years^{[circular reference][citation needed]} and CEO of Chess Boxing Global, the marketing company for professional chessboxing.

Rubingh is recorded in the Guinness World Records as the First Chess Boxing World Champion.

The popular Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" is dedicated to Rubingh. He is credited as an "On-Set Chess Consultant" for the series.

Rubingh died in his sleep on 8 May 2020. The cause of death was not determined, although COVID-19 was excluded.

• 1st World Chess Boxing Organization World Middleweight champion (2003 – Current)
• 1st Chess Boxing Club Berlins International German middleweight champion