Aside from chess, what is your favorite hobby?

Created on Sun, 03/15/2009.

Aside from chess, what is your favorite hobby?

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by kid_of_chess - 7 months ago
Ottawa,Ontario Canada
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 5556
  • Watching sports (10%)
by Sojkicz - 7 months ago
Liberec Czech Republic
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 1259

Playing sports is my no.1 then music, films and then maybe chess :o)

by NinjaBear - 7 months ago
Salt Lake City (USA) China
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 642

Chess outside of life is meaningless!

... wait does that make any sense?

by rich - 7 months ago
My Home United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 22431

Well I do a few sports myself, Fishing, running, and Kung Fu.

by rich - 7 months ago
My Home United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 22431

Haha. Some fat person might put food !

by Lord-Svenstikov - 7 months ago
Worcester United Kingdom
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 726

Other board games are doing terribly in this poll and I really did expect it to be quite high. I thought there were many among us that dabbeled in Shogi, Diplomacy etc.

by Jythier - 7 months ago
Rhode Island United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 191

Board games.  I play an assortment of Euro games.  I played Thurn and Taxis, Race for the Galaxy, Age of Steam, Wits & Wagers, Buyword, and that was just last night.  I'd rather be playing games like Chicago Express, Indonesia, and Container though.

by jtsio - 7 months ago
Makedonia Greece
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 120

Playing football is my favourite!

by RedSoxpawn - 7 months ago
Birmingham, Alabama United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 23314

I couldn't vote for all my choices, that sucks

by CaiusF - 7 months ago
Cordoba Argentina
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 63

Playing football and playing video games.

by Nelso_125 - 7 months ago
Victoria Australia
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 418

Reading, watching sports and video games, I love the cricket!

by gimce - 7 months ago
Vilnius Lithuania
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 154

hey, I want to check more than one !!!

by NM Zug - 7 months ago
Central Florida United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 746

Bad survey question due to insufficient number of choices.  For example, my other hobby is astronomy/cosmology.  No place for that choice on the survey.

Therefore I don't think you'll get as large a response on this survey.  Too many other hobbies missing.  It's not that you didn't include them...there are too many to include! This is just a bad survey topic in general unless one can have a "fill in the blank" option.

Regards, Zug

by poxbox - 7 months ago
Massachusetts United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 279

Hmmm... I like aikido and fly-fishing but I don't think of either of them as sports.  Good thing I also like boardgaming so I have something to check off.

by turn - 7 months ago
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 1601

Why I can't choose more than one? :(......

 

Anyway, why do most chessplayers like to play sports( which is the total opposite) ? Well, maybe it's for balance..........

by JohnPaladin - 7 months ago
Phoenix Ireland
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 128

I agree, they should have had "other" For instance, there was no place for "building AK 47s and AR15s" or "Tactical Carbine Shooting", etc. Tsk tsk.

by castq3 - 7 months ago
Eau Claire WI United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 14

I collect board games, I'm so glad that thay put that up there

by Enormous_Gastropod - 7 months ago
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 818

Ermmm... "other"?

Hacking around with computers and networks. I also do that for a living, but it's so much fun I do it in my spare time too. Smile

by logguz - 7 months ago
Brasília Brazil
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 3

How about CARD games? Those are pretty fun too..

by mm_202 - 7 months ago
Florida United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 49

Programming and recreational mathematics ftw!

by werdot - 7 months ago
waxaw Vatican City
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 4
filming much better
by EmTom - 7 months ago
Lodz Poland
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 104

My GF :P

by jchen - 7 months ago
Pennsylvania United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 325

Currently, I am writing a novel. I do not play chess as much as my little brother. I also LOVE reading and I love my computer

by The_Pitts - 7 months ago
Plainfield Vermont (GMT-5) International
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 370

I put food but that's more my job, my other hobby is homebrewing.

by bifon - 7 months ago
Great Britain
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 5

i put down watching sport ,but i also like to bet on it,and why wasn't poker or card games like bridge listed

by dizzii - 7 months ago
UK United Kingdom
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 9

CoolI like chess.I like chocolate.I like sport

 

I love chess!!!

by crazy_attack - 7 months ago
sunnyvale United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1155

I have one weird thing I like besides chess. They should have put"other" as an option.

by grensley - 7 months ago
Minnesota United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 405

killing people?

by Archetype - 7 months ago
Virginia United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 58

Where is theatre!?

by abrol - 7 months ago
delhi India
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 1

Chess is a good time pass game and also keeps up mental ability high.

by RazaAdeel - 7 months ago
Lahore Pakistan
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 338

Life outside of chess is meaningless!

That was brilliant!!!!!!

by knowonespawn - 7 months ago
United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 13

o All of the above.

by bdewease - 7 months ago
New Oxford United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 23

RUGBY!!!   and carp fishing.

by sonicJZ - 7 months ago
CT United States
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 110

sports or video games

by mwzhou - 7 months ago
United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 42

VIDEO GAME ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(especially the wii)

by KGP - 7 months ago
ENGLAND Great Britain
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 65

I have just started to learn the keyboard,between that and chess plus watching rugby (England won YES! you did play well Scotland ) what else is there to doLaughing

by permana - 7 months ago
bogor Indonesia
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 20

except of art I love these all

by Komoliddin07 - 7 months ago
Toshkent Uzbekistan
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 20366

PLAYING SPORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LaughingLaughingLaughingLaughingLaughing

by crazy_attack - 6 months ago
sunnyvale United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1155

I love any type of board game.

by joshua-g93 - 6 months ago
Cape May United States
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 5

texting lol

by KlangenFarben - 6 months ago
The Green Mountain State United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 266

There is a strong math-music-chess continuum amongst the best known players over the past century.  Botvinnik was an engineer, Taimanov a concert pianist, Smyslov an opera singer...

by Bri_lliance - 6 months ago
New England United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 15

Insufficient choices. I dance at least 9 hours a week. Shouldnt there be an "other" category?

by RockClimbingDude - 6 months ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 2

I like Rock Climbing, hence my name Cool

by Elroch - 6 months ago
Watford England
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 2058

Playing piano. Mostly early 20th century music these days.

by kristoferw - 5 months ago
Decker Canada
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 13

playing sports

especially SOCCER

by brianb42 - 5 months ago
Dayton, OH United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 79

Message boards, reading, photography, movies, video games, other board games, music, airplanes and flying.

by SanMatthias - 5 months ago
London United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 29

Basketball on sunny days, chess on rainy ones...!! Smile

by LukeSchenn2 - 5 months ago
Decker Canada
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 24

hockey is the best

by I_bite - 5 months ago
Decker Canada
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 63

I put sport ahead of chess.  Especially soccer, and ice hockey.

by Donald_Lee - 4 months ago
Oregon United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 89

Fishing.

Wilderness survival.

by General_Lee - 4 months ago
Copperas Cove, Tx United States
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 96

My family. I think people need to look up from the board from time to time and realize, that they are not getting any chicks. Go out in the real world and find some female companionship! Get a REAL life, i mean chess is great and fun and all, but i mean you have to take a break SOMETIMES!

by MaryFlori - 4 months ago
Redhill England
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 7

I like lots of things, most of which aren't listed. I agree with the others who say there should be another option, or  you could tick more than box

by clajoh - 4 months ago
Edmonton, AB Canada
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 79

More options please. Flyfishing, computers, SEX

by dizzii - 4 months ago
UK United Kingdom
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 9

WATcHING tElLY

by prittyinpink90 - 4 months ago
miami United States
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 2508

i LOVE writing and i ADORE acting but i also LOVE a lot of things that where not options!!! MORE OPTIONS PLEASE!!!!!!!Innocent

by 7658 - 3 months ago
Piraeus Greece
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 2

I play water polo planning to be the best.

by chessgirlk - 3 months ago
Somewhere, The World International
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 17

Well, I put writing. Here's my list, in order from best to worst. (of the choices shown)

 

  • Reading / Writing
  • Art
  • Food
  • Video games
  • Film / Movies
  • Music
  • Another board game (go, chinese chess, settlers, etc)
  • Playing sports
  • Watching sports
  • Life outside of chess is meaningless!

The last three are tied. I don't care much for pro sports.

by chessgirlk - 3 months ago
Somewhere, The World International
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 17

and no, I'm not fat, I like cooking food, not eating it.

by chessgirlk - 3 months ago
Somewhere, The World International
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 17

it's just another form of art.

by Rolo57 - 3 months ago
Frisco, Texas United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 80

MY FAVORITE IS VIDEO GAMES.. BUT I ALSO LIKE SOCCER...Undecided

by JollyPlayer - 3 months ago
Southern Indiana United States
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 282

I compose and arrange music for bands, marching bands and drum corps.  Really!

by drakesdman - 3 months ago
Illinois United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 2415

watching sports 6%

by jmontslayer - 3 months ago
baltimore United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 20

my first passion in life is billiards,i strive dailt to become a pro pool player and im very close to pro speed now,[just recently bought a 9 foot table and i spend 2 to 3 hours a day practicing on it,BTY,if any1 reads this and is near baltimore area and would like a game let me know

by Dakota_Clark - 3 months ago
Chicago United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 546

My real answer would be music/singing, but with the theme of games, as chess is, I absolutely love Texas Hold 'Em (Poker). It wasn't an option... Frown

by Arv123 - 2 months ago
New York City United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 443

Aside from chess, what is your favorite hobby?

  • Another board game (go, chinese chess, settlers, etc) (2%)
  • Video games (20%)
  • Playing sports (22%)
  • Watching sports (6%)
  • Reading / Writing (16%)
  • Film / Movies (7%)
  • Art (3%)
  • Music (15%)
  • Food (2%)
  • Life outside of chess is meaningless! (6%)
Thank you! 3477 votes cast.
by BJ14269 - 2 months ago
United States
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 342

I like to go on small sniper missions and read my Bible!

by kunduk - 59 days ago
kolkata India
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 749

we have many other things to do..!! but, chess is my PASSION...!!!!!

by Georgep - 34 days ago
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 51

I play checkers sometimes, I play the Wii, I take karate and play a little football, I watch things like the Super Bowl and the World cup Championship, I love to read (but not so much writing), I have made a movie in iMovie once but I guess that's not a hobby, I draw a lot, I play the piano, and I would consider cooking as fun, so I guess  you could say all of the above for me.


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