Iepe Rubingh

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.^[3][4]

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.^[5][6][7]

Rubingh founded chess boxing in 2003,^{[8][9][10][11][12]} drawing inspiration from Enki Bilal's comic book Froid Équateur.^[13] He was the President of the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO^[14][15]) for many years^{[16][17][circular reference][citation needed]} and CEO of Chess Boxing Global, the marketing company for professional chessboxing.^[18]

Rubingh is recorded in the Guinness World Records as the First Chess Boxing World Champion.^[19]

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.^{[20][21][22][23]}

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