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How do I defend the arguement that chess is a sport?
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It isn't the entire definition just part of it
May 20, 2024
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#484
What defines a sport is that in a sport the moves have to be made by the player himself, PHYSICALLY. In a bow and arrow competition, no one can hold the bow for the competitor, but in a Math or chess competition it's indifferent who makes PHYSICALLY the move or writes down the answer. I've played twice on chess tournements against a player who could not handle the pieces, so he said the moves and I moved the pieces for him. Math and chess are intellectual activities, not sports. In chess you don't even need a board, you can practice it with only your mind.
May 20, 2024
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#485
Analfazero wrote:
What defines a sport is that in a sport the moves have to be made by the player himself, PHYSICALLY. In a bow and arrow competition, no one can hold the bow for the competitor, but in a Math or chess competition it's indifferent who makes PHYSICALLY the move or writes down the answer. I've played twice on chess tournements against a player who could not handle the pieces, so he said the moves and I moved the pieces for him. Math and chess are intellectual activities, not sports. In chess you don't even need a board, you can practice it with only your mind.
You physically move the pieces. Not with your mind. Also, fun fact, the top level Chess players can lost lots of calories during Chess games. And you may say "Top level, therefore not everyone." and if you do say that please go and don't participate in this argument, because in tennis are the noobies as good ta the top level people? And F1? Are there even noobies in F1?
May 20, 2024
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#486
So you're right, but your whole argument explaining why Chess isn't a sport shows why it is.
May 20, 2024
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#487
The game requires immense skill, mental acuity, strategic thinking, and even lasting physical endurance required to remain focused for the duration of matches that can last for hours.
May 20, 2024
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#488
Coach_Ali wrote:
The game requires immense skill, mental acuity, strategic thinking, and even lasting physical endurance required to remain focused for the duration of matches that can last for hours.
Exactly, sport.
#600 is right
May 20, 2024
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#490
DrSpudnik wrote:
Gun people have no idea how uninteresting gun bla bla bla is to the rest of the world.
Imagine going to a gun site and, in a discussion thread on chopping up pellets of gunpowder, you suddenly start about whether kingpawn of queenpawn openings are better?
We are discussing the nature of sport. Guns are part of that discussion. Please behave yourself and take your hatred of certain sports to an appropriate forum.
DrSpudnik wrote:
Gun people have no idea how uninteresting gun bla bla bla is to the rest of the world.
Imagine going to a gun site and, in a discussion thread on chopping up pellets of gunpowder, you suddenly start about whether kingpawn of queenpawn openings are better?
Being a non gun person I have to disagree. I'm not a car person either. But I don't mind hearing the details and intricacies of how car racing is a sport. I think the point being made is that there are probably a LOT of things (unnoticed by people like me) that go into making shooting a sport.
May 20, 2024
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#492
Chess is not a sport. It's a board game, just like checkers, or ludo.
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Given the many possible definitions of "sport" and given the many different ways to play chess, the question of whether or not chess is a sport is rather uninteresting. I think some people care because if chess is a sport, then (they think) society will hold it in greater esteem (and perhaps even fund it) than if it's "just a game."
The more important point is that chess, as a competition, is as fascinating and as worthy of admiration as any athletic sport. Explaining why is much better than quibbling over definitions.
Although quibbling is awful fun!
May 20, 2024
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#495
landloch wrote:
The more important point is that chess, as a competition, is as fascinating and as worthy of admiration as any athletic sport. Explaining why is much better than quibbling over definitions.
Agreed
May 20, 2024
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#496
Optimissed wrote:
Luke-Jaywalker wrote:
just do it competitively, only that one thing.
I've taken part in probably 50 tournaments at least. Won a lot of them. At one point won a cash prize in 11 consecutive tournaments. It's a sport, just like cooking and writing a novel are sports.
I certainly doubt it, after playing 50 OTB, if you still comparing chess with writing novel or cooking... I am done here.
May 20, 2024
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#497
Optimissed wrote:
Coach Ali is a bit of a berk. So does writing a novel.
- Physical and mental skills: Chess requires intense concentration, strategic thinking, and mental stamina, which are similar to skills needed in traditional sports.
- Competitive nature: Chess competitions involve tournaments, rankings, and prizes, just like other sports.
- Physical demands: While chess may not require physical exertion like running or jumping, players often experience physical effects such as increased heart rate and stress during intense matches.
- Recognition: Chess is recognized as a sport by various international sporting bodies, including the International Olympic Committee.
- Training and practice: Like athletes, chess players undergo rigorous training and practice to improve their skills and performance.
By highlighting these aspects, you can argue convincingly that chess qualifies as a sport.
May 20, 2024
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#498
Optimissed wrote:
Luke-Jaywalker wrote:
just do it competitively, only that one thing.
I've taken part in probably 50 tournaments at least. Won a lot of them. At one point won a cash prize in 11 consecutive tournaments. It's a sport, just like cooking and writing a novel are sports.
That’s not very many. I don’t play in as many as active players, but still have completed 230 rated tournaments.
Optimissed wrote:
Luke-Jaywalker wrote:
just do it competitively, only that one thing.
I've taken part in probably 50 tournaments at least. Won a lot of them. At one point won a cash prize in 11 consecutive tournaments. It's a sport, just like cooking and writing a novel are sports.
You think writing a novel is sport, you should try reading a novel. Talk about exhausting. I have to burn calories, the fine motor skills to turn the page. Definitely a sport. And if you are in a book club, the competition. Never seen anything like it. Even just thinking about which novel to read is destined to be an Olympic sport.
llama_l wrote:
lfPatriotGames wrote:
[if] You think writing a novel is sport, you should reading.
Talk about exhausting.
Utterly unsurprised to see this sentiment from you.
Being surprised? Definitely a sport. Normally it wouldn't be, but when someone is "utterly" surprised it rises to the level of sport.
It's like baseball really. You've got your weekend amateurs, your serious amateurs, minor league, major league, etc. The different classes of being surprised absolutely makes being surprised a sport. Did you burn any calories?
I sport by definition is "a past time "
Simply? Wow, so watching TV is a sport...