a root could be better than us at baseball soccer etc. in the future. Right now, chess is dominated by computers, but 50 years ago, that wasn't even considered a possibility.
Chess isn't a sport
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Mar 23, 2025
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#86
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) defines a sport as a competitive physical activity or game that uses or improves physical fitness and skills. Sports are also meant to be fun and entertaining for participants and spectators.
Mar 23, 2025
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#89
I've directly proven that chess needs no physical activity, only mental, if it required physical then a piece of metal the size of a potato chip wouldn't be better that every human put together
Mar 23, 2025
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#92
Pho_Lover wrote:
I've directly proven that chess needs no physical activity, only mental, if it required physical then a piece of metal the size of a potato chip wouldn't be better that every human put together
A piece of metal is better at online chess, not OTB
Mar 23, 2025
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#95
sorry, may you post the IOC definition clearly in forums, I can't find it
Mar 23, 2025
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#96
crystal0192 wrote:
Just because a definition isn't the most widely accepted doesn't mean its wrong, words ca have many different meanings, and language is complex and nuanced. Therefore, it follows that chess is a sport, because it meets one of the widely accepted definitions.
Mar 23, 2025
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#97
crystal0192 wrote:
The IOC recognizes FIDE as the governing body of the SPORT of chess.
https://www.olympics.com/ioc/recognised-international-federations/world-chess-federation
https://www.olympics.com/ioc/recognised-international-federations
Mar 23, 2025
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#98
They only define a sport as something they recognize as a sport, and while they are credible, they provide no criteria other than their recognition, and whether or not there is a federation
Define a sport, I have come up with a definition that perfectly works, and you have not, so, how do you define a sport?