Not sure if the general public would be pumped to see 2 dudes staring at a board and moving pieces the whole time or even understand the silent but deadly game-winning moves that chess commentators go crazy about.
Why is chess not at the olympics?
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Jun 9, 2021
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#83
I went to the comments, argument used against it is not fysicial. But it is.... When not good in shape you will not be winning. Every champion, how well in shape, he or she is, will win it in mental aspects, thats why chess must be at olympics?
Jun 9, 2021
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#84
Some want to call chess a sport? Go ahead.
Some want to say its not a sport? That's fine too.
No matter what of the fence you're on. You're offering your opinion, so dont lose it if someone disagrees with you.
My opinion? Chess is a game, not a sport. And yes I know Karpov lost 40lbs. during his first match with Kasparov, but losing weight doesn't make something a sport. if it did dieting, and eating disorders would be a sport.
Can chess be a grind mentally? Yes, but that doesn't make it a sport. If something that is mentally taxing is a sport? Then studying for finals would be a sport.
Should doing your taxes be a sport? It is mentally taxing, so it should be in the olympics.
Jun 9, 2021
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#85
IMBacon schreef:
Some want to call chess a sport? Go ahead.
Some want to say its not a sport? That's fine too.
No matter what of the fence you're on. You're offering your opinion, so dont lose it if someone disagrees with you.
My opinion? Chess is a game, not a sport. And yes I know Karpov lost 40lbs. during his first match with Kasparov, but losing weight doesn't make something a sport. if it did dieting, and eating disorders would be a sport.
Can chess be a grind mentally? Yes, but that doesn't make it a sport. If something that is mentally taxing is a sport? Then studying for finals would be a sport.
Should doing your taxes be a sport? It is mentally taxing, so it should be in the olympics.
and what is shooting at olympics?
Jun 9, 2021
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#86
Chess is a sport, Ian Nepomniachtchi isn't allowed to play for Russia because Russia has been banned from international sporting compotion, so chess is a sport. https://www.chess.com/news/view/nepomniachtchi-russian-flag-wada-ban
Shooting (at the Olympics) is a sport that people like to watch. I believe it was one of the 9 events at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It's remained extremely popular ever since, being in both the summer and winter games.
For whatever reason, there were no board games at the first Olympics. And even more strangely, none since then either.
But there is good news. Some board games have their own Olympiads. The Mind Sports Olympiad. And even other, like chess, have their own. A Chess Olympiad. It probably wouldn't make much sense to have wrestling or swimming at a board game Olympiad, just as it wouldn't make much sense to have scrabble or chess at the Olympics.
Jun 9, 2021
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#90
lfPatriotGames schreef:
Shooting (at the Olympics) is a sport that people like to watch. I believe it was one of the 9 events at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It's remained extremely popular ever since, being in both the summer and winter games.
For whatever reason, there were no board games at the first Olympics. And even more strangely, none since then either.
But there is good news. Some board games have their own Olympiads. The Mind Sports Olympiad. And even other, like chess, have their own. A Chess Olympiad. It probably wouldn't make much sense to have wrestling or swimming at a board game Olympiad, just as it wouldn't make much sense to have scrabble or chess at the Olympics.
Why, you can consider the field as a board, everything is designed?
Jun 9, 2021
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#91
patin4 wrote:
IMBacon schreef:
Some want to call chess a sport? Go ahead.
Some want to say its not a sport? That's fine too.
No matter what of the fence you're on. You're offering your opinion, so dont lose it if someone disagrees with you.
My opinion? Chess is a game, not a sport. And yes I know Karpov lost 40lbs. during his first match with Kasparov, but losing weight doesn't make something a sport. if it did dieting, and eating disorders would be a sport.
Can chess be a grind mentally? Yes, but that doesn't make it a sport. If something that is mentally taxing is a sport? Then studying for finals would be a sport.
Should doing your taxes be a sport? It is mentally taxing, so it should be in the olympics.
and what is shooting at olympics?
As much as I enjoy chess. I would watch shooting before chess. Anytime you get to play with guns, a fun time is assured.
Tristan-Gurjot214 wrote:
Chess is a sport, Ian Nepomniachtchi isn't allowed to play for Russia because Russia has been banned from international sporting compotion, so chess is a sport. https://www.chess.com/news/view/nepomniachtchi-russian-flag-wada-ban
So lets see if I am following this correctly. Chess is a sport, because in that article a certain player was not allowed to compete, at a world championship level, because his country was banned from participating. Hmmm, ok.
Under the same rules, tournaments and competitions leading up to that event were not banned. So, chess is a sport only at the world championship level but NOT at the organized competitions leading up to it??? And under the same logic (in the article) checkers falls under the same ban. So checkers is now a sport too? I know, I know, so are Scrabble and Monopoly because they also have organized competitions.
So let me ask you, in your opinion what board games are NOT sports?
patin4 wrote:
lfPatriotGames schreef:
Shooting (at the Olympics) is a sport that people like to watch. I believe it was one of the 9 events at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It's remained extremely popular ever since, being in both the summer and winter games.
For whatever reason, there were no board games at the first Olympics. And even more strangely, none since then either.
But there is good news. Some board games have their own Olympiads. The Mind Sports Olympiad. And even other, like chess, have their own. A Chess Olympiad. It probably wouldn't make much sense to have wrestling or swimming at a board game Olympiad, just as it wouldn't make much sense to have scrabble or chess at the Olympics.
Why, you can consider the field as a board, everything is designed?
You are asking why it wouldn't make sense to have swimming or wrestling at a board game competition?? Well, I suggest this. Petition the Mind Sports Olympiads or even the Chess Olympiads to include swimming and wrestling. They can probably offer a better explanation than I can.
The Triathalon is chess. Competitors are required to sit, stare and blink.
Jun 9, 2021
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#96
Chess can also involve injuries. I tweaked an ankle once going up and down stairs during a game. I would go to the sports book to check on a Dodgers game.
DerekDHarvey wrote:
Fide and the IOC have been negotiating for decades. When I was membership secretary of the BCF back in 1999 they had reached the stage where the IOC was asking the BCF to provide evidence that they had the equipment and knowhow to do random drugs tests at National and International events. They also required the BCF to break up into National federations. The ECF came about this way. Chess IS a sport.
It's not a sport.
It's a board game.
Speaking of the Dodgers. We now have proof that baseball is not a sport. It's been dropped from the Olympic lineup. Chess however, remains a sport because there was that one time someone got up from the table too quickly and got light headed. It was scary for a couple minutes, but he's ok now.
Jun 9, 2021
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#99
lfPatriotGames wrote:
Speaking of the Dodgers. We now have proof that baseball is not a sport. It's been dropped from the Olympic lineup. Chess however, remains a sport because there was that one time someone got up from the table too quickly and got light headed. It was scary for a couple minutes, but he's ok now.
The last time i watched the olympics was during the Tanya Harding attack. As far as pro sports goes? I gave that up when it became political, and all the protesting. They ceased to get my money. Go get some other gullible rube to shell out $20 for a hotdog.
Jun 9, 2021
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#100
Chess is literally, by definition, a board game. It's not a food. It's not a spaceship.
It's a game, played with little pieces, on a board. A board game.
Besides, categorizing it as a "sport" doesn't somehow elevate it to a grander position.
It's not like a "sport" is somehow superior to a "board game", despite what some people appear to think. It seems like there's an insecurity among some players, where they feel that chess should qualify as a "sport", otherwise they feel slightly and/or insulted.
It's as if they refuse to be called a "chess player", and will only accept being called a "chess athlete".
Why? Chess is a pretty incredible game. It's rather prestigious, as far as board games go. The general population assumes that chess players are, by default, intelligent and/or brilliant. It's not exactly like chess has a bad reputation.
Chess is a sport.