Yeah it's because they consume more calories than their bodies use. If they eather ate less or exercised more they would not be fat.
Why are chess players fat?
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They aren't SUPER fat though.
riverblues wrote:
From Magnus Carlsen to Boris Gelfand, we find these folks aren't interested in working out their physical bodies. Anybody knows why?
If you think Magnus Carlsen is fat i would hate to see what you would consider thin.
Martin_Stahl wrote:
riverblues wrote:
From Magnus Carlsen to Boris Gelfand, we find these folks aren't interested in working out their physical bodies. Anybody knows why?
If you think Magnus Carlsen is fat i would hate to see what you would consider thin.
Anyone can go to a beach and starve themselves, but it takes a real man to stay home and learn the fine art of chess trickery!!!
Out of the current top 10, there are only 2 or three that are a little overweight. The rest look pretty fit to me
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bad joke
Martin_Stahl wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
riverblues wrote:
From Magnus Carlsen to Boris Gelfand, we find these folks aren't interested in working out their physical bodies. Anybody knows why?
If you think Magnus Carlsen is fat i would hate to see what you would consider thin.
Is that a pic of him in his teens?
riverblues wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
riverblues wrote:
From Magnus Carlsen to Boris Gelfand, we find these folks aren't interested in working out their physical bodies. Anybody knows why?
If you think Magnus Carlsen is fat i would hate to see what you would consider thin.
Is that a pic of him in his teens?
It's from a couple of years ago. Here are some really recent ones but you can't really tell as well as the one above.
http://www.shamkirchess.az/content/97
However, it doesn't appear as if he is really much heavier than the one I posted 
Why are trolls transparent?
Too many pawn cocktails.
Look at Yaacovn lol
They eat too much!!
Chess is an incredibly stressful game at the top. A player who isn't in peak physical condition has an overwhelming disadvantage. Yes, a lot of fatties at your local club, but few of them are super-GMs.
Sevians case is an interesting one.
He is homeschooled, does chess for 6-8 hours a day and still cannot find time to go for a walk.
On top of that he looks like the stereotypical geek/nerd along with probably being an autistic savant.
GREAT, just what we need to improve the stereotype of chess....
They are all "middle of the road middle class" fat. This means they're slightly fat, but not ridiculously stupidly fat like some really poor people, but they also never put huge empashis or care into their physical fitness or health.
From Magnus Carlsen to Boris Gelfand, we find these folks aren't interested in working out their physical bodies. Anybody knows why?