(for athletes) Have you encountered individuals adamant about chess as sport?
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QuarteredFOV
Nov 15, 2023
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#81
Chess is certainly not a sport (nor a martial art) but - much more germane to this conversation - being one who plays the game clearly does not guarantee cognitive prowess (nor psycho-emotional stability…)
Nov 15, 2023
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#82
Well that wasn’t nearly as much fun to write. (It lacked so much of the poetry… 🧐)
If anyone is still posting, have fun. (Or don’t 🤷♂️)
Don’t think we ever got an answer (or it was in the pile of ramblings I didn’t read) but the original question *was* validated. Like, unequivocally 😳😆
If anyone is still posting, have fun. (Or don’t 🤷♂️)
Don’t think we ever got an answer (or it was in the pile of ramblings I didn’t read) but the original question *was* validated. Like, unequivocally 😳😆
long_quach wrote:
Chess is the showpiece for computers back in the days of the TRS-80. I had this comic book at one time. You could get it free from Radio Shack.
Most of your examples and comments are evidence that chess is NOT a sport.
Nov 16, 2023
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#84
long_quach wrote:
Elroch wrote:
To put it another way, it is a debate about the semantics of the word "sport".
No.
Physical sports are viewed as "manly".
While intellect sports are not.
I don't have to use the word sport.
While intellectual endeavors are not viewed as "manly".
The question of whether chess is a sport is entirely about the semantics of the word "sport".
Try expressing it without the word sport and you have a different question.
Eg
Q: is chess a form of physical exercise
A: well, chess raises metabolic requirements slightly because the brain uses a lot of energy (it accounts for a prodigious 20% of all human energy consumption). It can also raise your heart rate, which is likely to contribute to cardiovascular fitness - the heart doesn't care what it is pumping for. But it doesn't significantly exercise any muscles and is generally played sitting down, which is now known to be the worst position to spend a lot of time, in terms of the effect on your health.
[But, as I said, that is a different question].
I have never met anyone who even cared whether chess was a sport
Laskersnephew wrote:
I have never met anyone who even cared whether chess was a sport
No matter which side of the issue someone is on, I think everyone can agree those people only exist under cover of the internet.
Nov 16, 2023
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#87
long_quach wrote:
Chess is a mental sport.
That's a statement about your preference regarding the meaning of the word "sport". (There is nothing else in the statement, presuming we don't need to discuss whether there is a mental aspect to chess!
If it helps, I too prefer a broad meaning of sport, incorporating competitive games (eg go, poker, computer games).
Nov 16, 2023
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#88
long_quach wrote:
Elroch wrote:
Q: is chess a form of physical exercise
Chess gave us a new word.
mental exercise.
"Is chess a form of mental exercise" is an objective question, not one of pure semantics.
It asks whether chess stretches the brain in a way that causes an adaptive response (at least that's how I understand the key properties of exercise!)
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Nov 16, 2023
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#92
Jesus, it won’t let me delete the entirety and it’s still the first conversation if you open the category, so let’s just try this:
Hey, Quach.
Stop.
Your ego is even more out of control than your ‘logic’ and your ethnocentrism.
Just. Stop. Typing.
Hey, Quach.
Stop.
Your ego is even more out of control than your ‘logic’ and your ethnocentrism.
Just. Stop. Typing.
I play baseball, and I have never seen anyone talk about chess
Nov 16, 2023
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#94
If I have to explain to you why ethnocentrism is bad, I’d wager you’re likely just racist 😆
Not MMA in general. It’s really more submission grappling. (One even uses a mock piece grading system.)
Ok, if Quach isn’t going to shut up, let’s just leave 🤷♂️
Sometimes, you get the last word bc you’re right.
Other times, it’s just bc no one stuck around to listen to the crap coming out of your mouth 😆
Not MMA in general. It’s really more submission grappling. (One even uses a mock piece grading system.)
Ok, if Quach isn’t going to shut up, let’s just leave 🤷♂️
Sometimes, you get the last word bc you’re right.
Other times, it’s just bc no one stuck around to listen to the crap coming out of your mouth 😆
long_quach wrote:
Elroch wrote:
Nah, they compete in World's Strongest Man.
Hmm.
Off the bat I would say events like that and sports in general are entertainment.
But of course, that can also be said of chess. Chess is all entertainment.
Hmm, I have to think a little bit further.
You may finally be on to something. A lot more thinking, a lot less typing.