Chess (and everything else) is nothing much at all. That Sun won't last forever...
and that's the good news!
According to my psychologist "Chess is just a game"
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I don't have mental problems or anything of like that but a few months ago I wasn't feeling well and talked to a friend of a friend who happens to be a licensed psychologist. I told her about my passion for Chess and the number of hours a day I spend playing Chess and reading about Chess. She seemed unimpressed and dismissed me with the following remark: "Chess is just a game." At that moment I felt like smashing her in the face not only because she insulted me but also because she overlooked the intellectual aspect of the "game" and lowered it to the level of monopoly and checkers. I have no doubt I won't be talking to that person ever again, but if another person tells me that "Chess is just a game", what's a good, witty comeback?
sounds, like it was directed as an insult, though it was kind of true.
baseball: game
football: game
most sports: games
game 1 |gām|
noun
1 a form of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.
• a complete episode or period of play, typically ending in a definite result : a baseball game.
• a single portion of play forming a scoring unit in a match, esp. in tennis.
• Bridge a score of 100 points for tricks bid and made (the best of three games constituting a rubber).
• a person's performance in a game; a person's standard or method of play : he will attempt to raise his game to another level.
• ( games) a meeting for sporting contests, esp. track and field : the Olympic Games.
• ( games) Brit. sports and athletic activities as organized in a school.
• the equipment for a game, esp. a board game or a computer game