Russia: Icy water chess tournament (0:53) • 'Russian winter swimmers found a new way to build up their stamina and concentration - by playing chess in icy water.'
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In a lake in Russia's Ural mountain region swimmers plunged into water of around 5 degrees Celsius for a chess game that tested their mental and physical strengths. No Comment is brought to you by Euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.
If you're metric-challenged, five degrees Celsius is around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. However you measure it, it's cold.
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