Chess isn't a sport

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4x4 driving isn’t a sport, either. Or is it?

As far as I know it is. It's a competition that requires physical skill. I don't see how that would be any different than any other motorsport.

You can call it a banana if you like. You just have to change the meaning of the word 'banana'.

Chess is a board game.

But many players would rather call themselves sportsmen / sportswomen / athletes by playing it, so ... more power to them.

I think the issue is that so many people think of "sport" as noteworthy, and they think of "board game" as diminuitive. It's unfortunate that this is the case. Neither is better or worse - they're just different types of activities.

Just like how singing is different from cooking. Neither is superior - they're just different.

Either way, I'm not convinced by the "but classical chess is physically grueling, so that makes it a sport!" argument. Maybe it can a physical grind for some players. But the last time I saw Hikaru play classical at the top level, he was meandering around between moves, glancing at other boards, casually sipping on his latte ...

Chess is one of the few sports where in the heat of battle, the fiercest of competition, the edge of your seat suspense at the next turn of events, one of the competitors falls asleep from sheer boredom.

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she/her, and what's your beef?

I thought I was wrong once, but it turned out I was mistaken.

"What's": A contraction of "What is," directly asking for a specific piece of information.
"Your": Denotes possession, referring to the person being addressed.
"Beef": In this colloquial context, it means:
A problem or disagreement.

You have a problem with @lfPatriotGames and you didn't bring up privately. Are you ashamed to say what it is?

You got the short end of the stick arguing about something. How completely not surprising.

Chess is a board game, where you can fight without hurting yourself or others physically.

You have to accept a new definition for the word to call chess a 'sport'.... and many do. Making it an Olympic event would change the nature of the Olympics. Next will be what? Debate? Creative writing? Cooking?

Yeah its not