Chess is a board game, quite literally, by definition.
(Really. Look up the definition of chess in your dictionary of choice, and see what it says.)
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Apr 28, 2025
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#104
MaetsNori wrote:
Chess is a board game, quite literally, by definition.
(Really. Look up the definition of chess in your dictionary of choice, and see what it says.)
I mean there is a board involved, and it is a game with the ability to be played, so I guess that would be the logical conclusion...
Or we could be new-age and define chess however we like. We could call it a "sport" or a "dance", or perhaps a "cooking show" ... 
Although in all seriousness, OTB bullet is something that I'd agree approaches the realm of physical "sport". Players standing and slapping the clock in a fury, arms swinging, pieces getting knocked over left and right ...
Classical chess, though? I don't personally consider it a sport. You can sip on your latte, close your eyes, and lean back in your chair to nap between moves ...
Apr 28, 2025
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#106
MaetsNori wrote:
Or we could be new-age and define chess however we like. We could call it a "sport" or a "dance", or perhaps a "cooking show" ...
Finally, I can call chess what it truly is; an existential crisis waiting to happen!
Apr 28, 2025
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#107
MaetsNori wrote:
Or we could be new-age and define chess however we like. We could call it a "sport" or a "dance", or perhaps a "cooking show" ...
Although in all seriousness, OTB bullet is something that I'd agree approaches the realm of physical "sport". Players standing and slapping the clock in a fury, arms swinging, pieces getting knocked over left and right ...
Classical chess, though? I don't personally consider it a sport. You can sip on your latte, close your eyes, and lean back in your chair to nap between moves ...
Considering the fact that chess is more widely played online, you could make the argument that chess could be an "e-sport" if you stretch it far enough. The Pogchamps 6 tourney could be alluded to when making this claim.
@AGC-Gambit_YT he's kinda right you aren't giving any real arguments
(right about you not chess)
It's classified as a sport, but only because it's popular and played worldwide. It's a game and shouldn't be a sport. But officially, I suppose we have to live with the fact that it is.
Apr 28, 2025
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#111
humzini1 wrote:
@AGC-Gambit_YT he's kinda right you aren't giving any real arguments
I mean he has appealed to authority but aside from that he's just been semi-insulting my opinion while telling everyone else they're right. Most people with the original argument against chess being a sport haven't spoken up like prior, so I don't know if they can give their arguments so that I can compare and contrast but ehhh... Doesn't matter.
Apr 28, 2025
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#112
BasixWhiteBoy wrote:
It's classified as a sport, but only because it's popular and played worldwide. It's a game and shouldn't be a sport. But officially, I suppose we have to live with the fact that it is.
I was thinking about this one earlier. Why is chess considered a sport? Other games aren't and they're similar to chess, so why? And yeah I think what you said is perfectly accurate.
Because of its popularity worldwide, I would guess.
Apr 28, 2025
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#114
BasixWhiteBoy wrote:
Because of its popularity worldwide, I would guess.
Pretty sure one of the older grandmasters fron the 1970s (maybe less) playing against another is what kicked off the popularity, and it's been growing ever since, so corps and people had to conform with the game's growing popularity. Poetry was also a sport a looooooooong time ago and now it isn't, most likely because it fell out of favor.
poetry competitions would be the most boring thing ever
Apr 28, 2025
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#116
Well, I would like to stand with that it is a sport for two reasons, and no, you are not going to convince me otherwise
Requires Skill, Strategy, and Training: Like traditional sports, chess demands a combination of cognitive skills, strategic thinking, and intense mental preparation.
Competitive Nature and Governing Body: Chess competitions, from local tournaments to global championships, mirror the competitive structure of sports.
and I am open to debate on this
Apr 28, 2025
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#117
humzini1 wrote:
poetry competitions would be the most boring thing ever
Which is exactly why it isn't a sport anymore. If chess fell out of favor and into obscurity theres reason to believe that it would no longer be regarded as a sport. This is all speculative of course but if it can happen to one thing it can happen to more, can't it? Doubt chess will be falling out of public eye during our lifetimes though, especially after the pandemic boasted its numbers.
Apr 28, 2025
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#118
Leftehnuhnt-Lmao wrote:
Chess is a sport …. fact, but impossible to believe below a baseline IQ.
Why do you people like to insult others so much? Just because we don't share your opinion doesn't mean we're stupid. C'mon man! This isn't a discussion, just people mocking each other solely based on the fact that we are two sides of the same coin!
Apr 28, 2025
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#119
I'm not the one calling people dumb, or idiots, or braindead, or under the baseline IQ just because of opposing views! Ask yourself that question man! I've been nothing but respectful this entire discussion, and you guys just hurl around derogatory remarks left and right! Why can't you just have a reasonable discussion without having to insult someone's intellegence at every waking moment?
Apr 28, 2025
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#120
Leftehnuhnt-Lmao wrote:
i dunno, why do you?
chess is a sport, but anyone that agrees with that gets trolled on this site.
I'm not trolling! This is a view I genuinely share and I just want to have a normal discussion. Why do eople who oppose a simple opinion get branded as trolls? This isn't panning out at all the way I'd hoped. It was the same thing when I was in another forum with the same topic. Why can't I find a singular discussion where people are treating eachother equally and talking respectfully to each-other?
Let me answer that. They are all physical. They all require some sort of physical interaction. They all require stragetic thinking. Chess doesn't need a physical board to be played. It does not require any physical interaction aside from calling out the notations "pawn to e4" "pawn to e5." They only require creating mental images and memory preservation, which are both mental skills. With that in mind, if anything that just requires 'mental strain' can be labeled a sport, why isn't school? Why aren't most memory games labeled as sport? To me, chess is a sort of "meta-sport" because it currently doesn't encapsulate the requirements that all other sports have. It's a meta, and I'm sure that in the future sport will come to encapsulate the game of chess, but right now? It doesn't, at least to me, and I'm sure other people share this perspective of mine.
you never let me answer it, and boo hoo and your tilted perspective.
Only the people that play chess would call it a sport cuz like, we understand the logic, all y'all are too braindead and afraid, includes you as well.
1. "you never let me answer it" Because you fell asleep or left right after. I'm not gonna wait to get my point across just to forget it.
2. "boo hoo and your tilted perspective" we can all have opinions yes? it isn't "tilted," it just differs from your own.
3. "only the people that play chess would call it a sport" - I play chess pretty much daily. OTB, I'm in clubs, I've been in unrated tourneys in my city, etc. I still don't think it qualifies as a sport. And people who play the game agree with me. We may not be plentiful, but we share the same reasoning due to looking at the objectives and reasons why each "sport" is considered a sport.
4. "all y'all are too braindead and afraid, includes you as well" - When having a discussion or debate on opposing views, I don't think resorting to name calling helps your case at all whatsoever. Furthermore, I've been completely civil, so why start calling people with opinions that differ from yours "braindead?" This is an open discussion, and people should be treated with respect, not like what your showing right now. Give me logic and reasoning rather than insults and personal feelings. Pathos and logos are fine uses as well, as I did on my original comment.
You ignore that respected organizations prove this, that makes you braindead. Bro I am showing respect, and everything I said... it's true.
So I'm braindead because I have an opinion that opposes the vast majority? No. Clearly I am a sensible person, but I don't agree with the reasoning with chess being a sport. You can call it a sport, and I honestly don't care, but I just wanted to put my opinion out there and get real feedback, not just be hurled an insult like "braindead" and cast aside. I want real input, not this superficial name-calling.
"opposes the vast majority" Yeah basically, you seem like and idiot to most.
"I don't agree" Who said you had to? It's just dumb if you don't.
" 'braindead' " That's not name calling, it's true.
How is it dumb if I have an opinion that differs from the majority? You don't see me calling you dumb or stupid for not sharing an opinion, and I'm clearly not braindead. Degrading me doesn't help convince me nor does it do anything to universalize your viewpoint.
There's something called the minority is never right, boom.
Nor is the majority. There are plenty of examples of the majority being wrong that goes back centuries. This entire argument is built on personal opinions and I'm just trying to share mine in a way where we can have a CIVIL discussion.