VIDEO: Fearless Russians Play Chess In A Frozen Lake

Classic Russians, am I right? Who else but these guys would pull a number like this. First they’re taking anxiety inducing selfies atop of massive buildings, then they’re engaging in knife-shovel fights and now this.

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Chess is typically a smart mans game. A game of wits, where full use of ya’ noggin is essential if you’re going to outdo your opponent, assuming it’s a proper match and not just some late night drunken homage to chess.

So that’s why we can’t help thinking playing chess while bathing in a frozen lake can only serve as a bit of a distraction. You’d be a fool to second guess Russians though, as they’ve done just that: Literally stripping off, taking the plunge, and doing battle on the chess board.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyAPDGFX8MI

They’re not scared about the prospect in the slightest, and even willingly throw buckets of icy water over each other beforehand.

They then head straight to a mobile sauna in a truck once the game is over — but it doesn’t make their resistance to the icy waters seem any less impressive and classically Russian.