Why is chess not at the olympics?

Maybe at your level of playing you see no difference between chess and pie eating... but that's a personal problem.

Your argument was that Olympic sports require physical prowess. I gave a counter example. So now you have no argument. Too bad.

Cause running & jumping around is completely different than sitting playing mind games.  The two are worlds apart in my opinion

Football can be mental. If you are scared of other players, how can you do anything?

You still didn't give a counter argument, all you did was attempt to insult them.

I've rarely joined in this debate because it's so stupid. "A rose by any other name" and that should be the end of the topic.

But if you want subjective definitions, then, to me, a sport is not something that merely makes you sweat. A sport embodies something special about the human experience and contains elements such as discipline, hard work, personal growth, risk, all in the context of fair competition. This is what makes events like running compelling. It has nothing to do with how sweaty the participants become due to physical exertion.

That's my take on it... now let it be buried in the avalanche of half baked rationalizations.

Well said.

I am unfollowing this thread.

Incorrect. It completely defeated your proposition. Your exact wording:

"Olympic sports are about physical prowess."

Why is chess not at the olympics? . . .

Because The Olympic Committee has not approved it . . .

In the context of this topic it's reasonable to assume that when people list aspects of Olympic sports they mean to say they're essential... for example you immediately followed up "Olympic sports are about physical prowess" with "chess is not"

So your defense here is extremely silly... as are most (all?) of your attempts at making a reasonable argument.

Good point.

I will offer my simple POV. Chess isn’t a sport. I don’t care what the Olympic Committees say. I would not call chess a sport. It is a board game. I believe that those who call chess a sport simply want to make themselves look and feel more special. Let’s be honest, there’s nothing spectacular about being a chess player, but calling chess a sport makes one feel better and stronger. Think about it like this. Imagine two kids who stay in for week and weeks without going outside only playing connect four, or perhaps the game of life. Do these board games become sports? No! Monopoly, connect four, and the game of life aren’t sports. So what makes chess different? They both require skill. This is only my opinion. I think people who call chess a sport want to glorify the board game that they love. I love chess, and I am unashamed to say it. I know it is a board game, and not a sport. 

Umm...

Umm...

Why do you say um? Can you not accept my opinion?

The first "umm" because you're implying something like basketball is more elaborate than chess... and even though I'm sure some people could make a reasonably good argument for that, "elaborate" wasn't quite the best choice of words I think if you stopped the average person the street and asked them "is chess an elaborate game" they'd be more likely to say "yes" than if you asked them "is tennis an elaborate game."

The 2nd "umm" is because of your typo. You probably meant to say "I believe that those who call chess a sport want to make themselves look and feel more special"

But that's not what you said

I appreciated your corrections my dear llama. I will fix the typo. I am not saying that chess isn’t elaborate. As I said, I love chess. I just recognize it as a board game, which it clearly is.

I don't worship Fischer and more importantly I've played chess longer than you've been alive. My opinions are... cough*... a little better considered than that.