Chess in the 2012 Olympics!

How many people think that chess should be considered a sport and be held in the olmpics>?

Not me. I think that a sport should involve PHYSICAL skill.

I do - physical skill is nothing without a brain behind it, chess is the perfect "sport" to demonstrate, test, and compete one's mental skill against another; and that is one of the primary essences of the Olympic games - competition.

Just my personal opinion - nothing more, nothing less.

I agrre with Tijaro

Olympics were originally based on warrior skills. These days you cannot tell me that sitting on a horse in equestrian is a physical skill, nor shooting (except for eyesight). I think a mental discipline such as chess SHOULD be an olympic sport. Texas poker maybe not!!!

I do not think equestrian or shooting should be in it. Physical ability depends on more than mental ability. I think the Olympics should be about finding who's biggest, fastest, strongest. not who's perfected the game of chess the most.

Chess has been removed from OLYMPIC competition. It is NOT considered a sport by me, you, or the IOC. It will NOT be in any future Olympic games.

http://www.london2012.com/sports-and-venues.php

i think that is stupid

Absolutely not. 

Why does it need to be a sport?  They call it the "Olympic Games" not the "Olympic Sports".

ALL sports are games but not ALL games are sports.

really? really? is this for all the people who haven't had a chance to argue this point in one of the previous forums that are nearly identical to this one? this isn't groundbreaking. this isn't interesting. this isn't a post with proper capitalization.

it's just a plain ancient board game, if this is true why don't chinese chessor even snakes and ladders be in the olympic games

definately not cos it takes so long!

sceneassassin wrote:

really? really? is this for all the people who haven't had a chance to argue this point in one of the previous forums that are nearly identical to this one? this isn't groundbreaking. this isn't interesting. this isn't a post with proper capitalization.

Do you think i care? Go bother somone else.