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Diving Chess is like normal chess but played in a swimming pool with a submerged, weighted and magnetised chessboard and pieces. Each player can only think as long as they are able to hold their breath. Once they’ve made a move they can come up for air, then their opponent must dive and cannot come back up until they’ve played a move, else forfeit the game. Diving really changes the game strategy.

You have to play relatively fast, so it makes sense to train by playing speed chess. Also, when preparing a sequential tactical trap, it can be useful to play quickly for several moves so that the opponent doesn’t have a chance to capture their breath. You’re alternating between trying to catch your breath and keeping your opponent off balance.

The rules remain the same, and you still need to win by playing a better chess game.

It’s physically challenging. A single came usually takes at least half an hour and it gets quite cold since you’re not swimming actively–just diving up and down. During the world championships, each player competes in six matches. In order to warm up between games, they head to a sauna and then swim before each game to warm up. Wetsuits can also help and some players use weights to stay near the submerged board more easily whereas others are purists.