lfPatriotGames έγραψε:
I think if people want chess to be in the Olympics there should be a method where chess players could play in their own tournament with other board games. We could call it Mind Sport Olympiads. Or even better still chess could have it's OWN special competition. We could call it a chess Olympiad. Probably never happen, but it seems like a good idea.
You have apparently missed an uneventful event named Chess Olympiad.
43 of them happened so far.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Olympiad
But... well, this was the least ignorant of your comments.
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.
I mostly agree. I say be careful of what you ask for, you just might get it. For those who think chess should become a sport, what would be the result?
Right now chess is basically the king of games. It's the big fish in the small pond. Which is the bigger and better game, chess or Sorry? I think everyone can agree it's chess. But what happens if chess becomes a sport? Then it competes with golf, basketball, football, baseball, and hundreds of other real sports.
All of the sudden people who play chess are no longer brilliant or intelligent. They become dullards and losers because they are playing one of the lowliest sports.
I think if people want chess to be in the Olympics there should be a method where chess players could play in their own tournament with other board games. We could call it Mind Sport Olympiads. Or even better still chess could have it's OWN special competition. We could call it a chess Olympiad. Probably never happen, but it seems like a good idea.