Petition to Make Chess A Sport - Chess Forums - Page 10

25GSchatz22 · 2021-06-02T14:38:54-07:00

I think chess is a sport. If you don't think chess is a sport, there are plenty of other forums that discuss it. This forum is for people who want to make it heard that chess is indeed a sport. All you need to do is comment that chess is a sport. Let's get a lot of comments on this forum!

KingCobra280

Jun 3, 2021

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#181

darkbrah7654 wrote:

icyboyyy wrote:

Uchiha_Sasuke7 wrote:

sport

yes, you are correct

I also agree chess is a sport

I also agree

MeanHuckleberry

Jun 3, 2021

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#182

Chess should be a sport (hence the point of the petition). some people are saying that chess can't be a sport because there is no physical exertion and they would be right and wrong. just living uses energy(i.e breathing) but that would make dish washing a sport *shudders*. they would be wrong because chess, even though you don't use up very much energy physically you use up energy by thinking so hard about the game. just like when i have to study for a report i am tired after because i mentally was doing a lot. personally; sport, but it could go both ways.

i realize someone will say i am wrong and/or complain about something but i play more OTB so i won't see/ care much.

PerpetualPatzer123

Jun 3, 2021

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#183

KingCobra280 wrote:

darkbrah7654 wrote:

icyboyyy wrote:

Uchiha_Sasuke7 wrote:

sport

yes, you are correct

I also agree chess is a sport

I also agree

I agree.

SwagyMaster1100

Jun 3, 2021

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#184

Sport.

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#185

lfPatriotGames wrote:

25GSchatz22 wrote:

lfPatriotGames wrote:

25GSchatz22 wrote:

icyboyyy wrote:

welp i guess i really am all alone

I mean, I don't see how else I can convince you it is a sport

That's easy. A sport is a recreational activity that requires physical skill. Not physical effort, physical SKILL. So if you want to convince someone chess is a sport, all you have to do is show how chess requires physical skill. Anyone that thinks chess is a sport should have no problem doing that.

No, your definition is false. It only requires physical exertion, so physical exertion does not have to be involved with skill. They are separate, and that is what you fail to understand.

Except it's not my definition. I had nothing to do with it. If I said a rectangle has four sides and you said my definition is false I would say the same thing. It's not MY definition. It's everyone elses definition. I didn't define sport, everyone else did. That's why the dictionary says what it says. That's why ALL the reasons given are what they are.

If you don't like society defining the word sport the way it does, change society. Change the definition in the dictionary. Until then, chess, by DEFINITION, is not a sport.

I don't see why you're still misunderstanding my point. Let me explain it again: Chess matches the definition of sport in every aspect. It has nothing to do with what definition is your or isn't. You seem confused.

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#186

lfPatriotGames wrote:

NOUN
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
"team sports such as baseball and soccer" · [more]

The actual, literal, definition of sport says physical skill. Chess has no physical skill. None. Zero. Which, again, is why people who are physically impaired can still play chess. Quite well in fact. Chess is a mental game, not a physical sport.

What makes chess a great game is the fact it's NOT a sport. Those who wish chess were a sport should be grateful of the uniqueness and not push chess into a category where it would get minimized and fade into obscurity. Chess as a sport would be less popular than tea cup arranging. But chess as a game sits at or very near the top. Be careful of what you ask for.

No, it says physical exertion AND skill. Physical is only describing the exertion. If I wanted to say that physical also described the skill, I would say: physical exertion and physical skill. As a rule, one should continue the use of an adjective through the conjunction, or specify at some early point the application of the adjective.

As for chess losing its uniqueness because it isn't a sport, I would say it wouldn't. Chess is a sport, but a very special one. The majority of chess players will say chess is a sport, yet that hasn't diminished its uniqueness throughout the world. If you're concerned for the uniqueness of chess, don't worry; it'll always have a separate place.

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#187

icyboyyy wrote:

25GSchatz22 wrote:

lfPatriotGames wrote:

25GSchatz22 wrote:

lfPatriotGames wrote:

25GSchatz22 wrote:

icyboyyy wrote:

welp i guess i really am all alone

I mean, I don't see how else I can convince you it is a sport

That's easy. A sport is a recreational activity that requires physical skill. Not physical effort, physical SKILL. So if you want to convince someone chess is a sport, all you have to do is show how chess requires physical skill. Anyone that thinks chess is a sport should have no problem doing that.

No, your definition is false. It only requires physical exertion, so physical exertion does not have to be involved with skill. They are separate, and that is what you fail to understand.

Except it's not my definition. I had nothing to do with it. If I said a rectangle has four sides and you said my definition is false I would say the same thing. It's not MY definition. It's everyone elses definition. I didn't define sport, everyone else did. That's why the dictionary says what it says. That's why ALL the reasons given are what they are.

If you don't like society defining the word sport the way it does, change society. Change the definition in the dictionary. Until then, chess, by DEFINITION, is not a sport.

I don't see why you're still misunderstanding my point. Let me explain it again: Chess matches the definition of sport in every aspect. It has nothing to do with what definition is your or isn't. You seem confused.

does not match the definition of sport in every aspect, you mean

Explain

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#188

I think the problem is you guys don't really subscribe to the idea of the manifestation of vigorous physical exertion by vigorous mental exertion.

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#189

NikkiLikeChikki wrote:

I can’t decide which is sillier: insisting that chess is a sport or thinking that a petition is a means to make it so.

Well, I'll have to disagree with you on the first point which has affected your viewpoint on this petition.

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#190

icyboyyy wrote:

25GSchatz22 wrote:

lfPatriotGames wrote:

NOUN
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
"team sports such as baseball and soccer" · [more]

The actual, literal, definition of sport says physical skill. Chess has no physical skill. None. Zero. Which, again, is why people who are physically impaired can still play chess. Quite well in fact. Chess is a mental game, not a physical sport.

What makes chess a great game is the fact it's NOT a sport. Those who wish chess were a sport should be grateful of the uniqueness and not push chess into a category where it would get minimized and fade into obscurity. Chess as a sport would be less popular than tea cup arranging. But chess as a game sits at or very near the top. Be careful of what you ask for.

No, it says physical exertion AND skill. Physical is only describing the exertion. If I wanted to say that physical also described the skill, I would say: physical exertion and physical skill. As a rule, one should continue the use of an adjective through the conjunction, or specify at some early point the application of the adjective.

As for chess losing its uniqueness because it isn't a sport, I would say it wouldn't. Chess is a sport, but a very special one. The majority of chess players will say chess is a sport, yet that hasn't diminished its uniqueness throughout the world. If you're concerned for the uniqueness of chess, don't worry; it'll always have a separate place.

are you out of your mind? even if that isn't what the dictionary meant, exertion does not mean you simply move a piece around a board

Physical exertion is the exertion of physical activity aka doing anything physically. The proportion is out of question

Psychomantis123

Jun 3, 2021

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#191

It’s like saying my pseudobulbar affect is a sport

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#192

Yes it does

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#193

PerpetualPatzer123

Jun 3, 2021

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#194

He showed them lol

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#195

An effort doesn't have to be vigorous. An effort is of any quantity

Psychomantis123

Jun 3, 2021

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#196

Yep

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#197

Your arguments are just falling apart.

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#198

Well, we've certainly proved our point, and you haven't. I'm not "acting" smart; I'm being smart. You just don't agree.

assassin3752

Jun 3, 2021

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#199

How many times do i have to scream CHESS IS A SPORT?

25GSchatz22

Jun 3, 2021

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#200

icyboyyy wrote:

you are most definitely being the opposite of smart.

also, "Exertion traditionally connotes a strenuous or costly effort," and i'm 100% sure that that is what they meant in the dictionary

You say a lot of things, but you don't back them up. Just because you disagree with me doesn't make my points less intellectual. You just don't understand them.

Yes, exertion generally refers to a strenuous activity, but it doesn't always, such as in this case.