Tim Woolgar
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Tim Woolgar is the founder of The ChessBOXING Organisation, the first United Kingdom
chessboxing institution. He is the current holder of the title, British Heavyweight Chessboxing Champion. The title was decided by checkmate
in the ninth round of the championship bout against Exeter-based Stewart Telford, held on August 28, 2008.
Woolgar promotes regular chessboxing events in the United Kingdom most recently at the prestigious Scala in Central London. The first three events were held at Bethnal Green
Working Men's Institute
, subsequent events have been staged at the larger capacity Boston Dome in North London and Scala, Central London.
The ChessBOXING Organisation is registered as a charity in England and Wales (reg no.1131672) and is dedicated to bringing free chessboxing coaching to young people in London. The Organisation provides subsidised chess and boxing coaching to youth residents of Islington, North London.
Woolgar formerly worked in the media as one of the UK's first videojournalists being one of the original recruits to Associated Media's TV news service Channel One London. Woolgar also worked as a videojournalist at the BBC, an executive producer at ITV and as Head of Interactive Programming at Endemol UK.
In October 2011, Woolgar was elected to the post of Director of Marketing of the nglish Chess Federation] with 95 votes cast in his favour, 89 votes cast in favour of 'none of the above' and 6 abstentions].
United Kingdom
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chessboxing institution. He is the current holder of the title, British Heavyweight Chessboxing Champion. The title was decided by checkmate
Checkmate
Checkmate is a situation in chess in which one player's king is threatened with capture and there is no way to meet that threat. Or, simply put, the king is under direct attack and cannot avoid being captured...
in the ninth round of the championship bout against Exeter-based Stewart Telford, held on August 28, 2008.
Woolgar promotes regular chessboxing events in the United Kingdom most recently at the prestigious Scala in Central London. The first three events were held at Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...
Working Men's Institute
Working Men's Club and Institute Union
The Working Men's Club and Institute Union is a voluntary association of private members' clubs in Great Britain & Northern Ireland, with about 3,000 associate clubs. One club in the Republic of Ireland, the City of Dublin Working Men's Club is also affiliated. Most social clubs are affiliated to...
, subsequent events have been staged at the larger capacity Boston Dome in North London and Scala, Central London.
The ChessBOXING Organisation is registered as a charity in England and Wales (reg no.1131672) and is dedicated to bringing free chessboxing coaching to young people in London. The Organisation provides subsidised chess and boxing coaching to youth residents of Islington, North London.
Woolgar formerly worked in the media as one of the UK's first videojournalists being one of the original recruits to Associated Media's TV news service Channel One London. Woolgar also worked as a videojournalist at the BBC, an executive producer at ITV and as Head of Interactive Programming at Endemol UK.
In October 2011, Woolgar was elected to the post of Director of Marketing of the nglish Chess Federation] with 95 votes cast in his favour, 89 votes cast in favour of 'none of the above' and 6 abstentions].