Athlete's Background - William Gambit Man Grafe is a New York State chess champion who started playing chess competitively at the age of five [1] - Grafe added 30 lb of muscle to become a chess boxer [1] - Grafe weighs 160 lb [2] - Grafe was ridiculed and ostracized for being a scrawny chess player [2] Chess Boxing - Chess boxing combines chess and boxing [1][2] - There is no prize money in chess boxing [3] - Participants pay their own way to compete in chess boxing [2] Personal Motivation - Grafe sees chess boxing as an opportunity to tell his story and challenge himself [2]