Proud to call him our official ambassador, Mat Thomas is not only a rated chess player - he is a Chessboxing World Champion. [img]https://i.imgur.com/XFGydAe.jpg[/img] World champ, Streamer & Commentator, he's also the founder of Brawl for a Cause - a nonprofit dedicated to training, equipping and inspiring everyday people to literally fight for what they believe in. With the mission of donating $1 billion, they've already reached over 700k [img]https://i.imgur.com/g1vR4Ej.jpg[/img] In 2018, "Matador" made it to the Chessboxing World Championship finals, taking 1st place and becoming a World Champion. Watch the match Recap right here: [previewyoutube=NRnQiY9CuOk;full][/previewyoutube] After Ludwig Ahgren announced the Mogul Chessboxing event in 2022, Matt reached out to let him know that he knew a thing or two about the hybrid sport. Lud then invited him to talk about it during his 50-hour glass box stream. The rest is history. [img]https://i.imgur.com/UBmZl6O.jpg[/img] [b]Fun fact:[/b] Mogul Chessboxing was cancelled this year due to legal reasons. As a last resort to save the event, they sent Matt to Vegas with ONE day's notice to storm the annual Boxing association convention & talk about chessboxing and why it's safer than other sanctioned sports. Officially on the chess.com roster & focusing now on streaming and chessboxing commentary, Matt has been following us since day 1 and is a big fan of the game. He continues to impress with his perseverance and entrepreneurship and we can't wait to see what he'll achieve. We're glad he's on our side [img]https://i.imgur.com/0ltbxFY.jpg[/img] Today's setup comes from his 2018 Chessboxing World Championship title match vs Dhanalolgjam. Try our demo today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803410/Checkmate_Showdown/