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Is chess a sport?
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Jul 2, 2019
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#183
Ziryab wrote:
AlCzervik wrote:
TimothyScottPuente wrote:
Spelling bees, SAT test writing resumes, etc. as a sport is nonsense. Chess is a sport. Keep it real. You are drifting away from reality to prove your point in vain.
The question remains, is chess a sport. It has been answered. Yes, chess is a sport.
I am tempted to submit this entire thread to the Olympic Committee.
Ciao
i hope they put it alongside the discussions about breakdancing and rhythmic gymnastics being "sports".
as far as your demeaning "keep it real" comment, it is more than fair to ask if those other activities are sporting to the dunderheads that think chess is sport.
Try this on for size; Michael J Gelb & Raymond Keene wrote a book especially for: 1) You 2) Optimissed 3) The OP entitled, Samurai Chess: Mastering Strategic Thinking Through the Martial Arts of the Mind
Read it, Own it, Live It!
Sayonara,
Timothy Scott Puente
TimothyScottPuente wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
AlCzervik wrote:
TimothyScottPuente wrote:
Spelling bees, SAT test writing resumes, etc. as a sport is nonsense. Chess is a sport. Keep it real. You are drifting away from reality to prove your point in vain.
The question remains, is chess a sport. It has been answered. Yes, chess is a sport.
I am tempted to submit this entire thread to the Olympic Committee.
Ciao
i hope they put it alongside the discussions about breakdancing and rhythmic gymnastics being "sports".
as far as your demeaning "keep it real" comment, it is more than fair to ask if those other activities are sporting to the dunderheads that think chess is sport.
Try this on for size; Michael J Gelb & Raymond Keene wrote a book especially for: 1) You 2) Optimissed 3) The OP entitled, Samurai Chess: Mastering Strategic Thinking Through the Martial Arts of the Mind
Read it, Own it, Live It!
Sayonara,
Timothy Scott Puente
first, you need to learn to simply click on the quotation marks in a post to respond to another.
second, telling others to read a book that will explain how chess is sport is, well, dumb.
third, we see it's you. you do not need to sign off on every post as if you're batman.
the above post by this tim bloke is yet another example of how much is ignored in every one of the 100 threads about this.
a shining example of-"do not let the facts get in the way of my beliefs. i shall ignore them!"
yes
it is a competitive activity of leisure
Jul 3, 2019
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#187
How do you define a sport? Why do many countries consider chess to be a sport? Why do many international sports bodies consider chess to be a sport? If something is a sport in the real world according to international sports bodies and various countries, does it matter if it does not satisfy the theoretical definition of the word sport according to some sources.The flaw in the argument by people who do not consider chess to be a sport is that they completely ignore the fact that the definition of the word sport varies between sources.
Jul 3, 2019
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#188
First, you need to learn to simply click on the quotation marks in a post to respond to another.
Second, telling others to read a book that will explain how chess is a sport, well, dumb.
Third, we see it's you. You don't need to sign off on every post as if you're Batman.
first, you need to learn to simply click on the quotation marks in a post to respond to another.
second, telling others to read a book that will explain how chess is sport is, well, dumb.
third, we see it's you. you do not need to sign off on every post as if you're batman.
With regard to your post, I have taken the liberty of adjusting it as to proper form.
See how it compares? You should try harder to master your communication skills?
So much for the form and now its context.
That is apropos!
Au revoir,
Timothy Scott Puente aka Batman
hikarunaku wrote:
How do you define a sport? Why do many countries consider chess to be a sport? Why do many international sports bodies consider chess to be a sport? If something is a sport in the real world according to international sports bodies and various countries, does it matter if it does not satisfy the theoretical definition of the word sport according to some sources.The flaw in the argument by people who do not consider chess to be a sport is that they completely ignore the fact that the definition of the word sport varies between sources.
I think Optimissed explained it very well. The reasons some want chess to be a sport have nothing to do with the actual definition. Think of it as a frivolous lawsuit. The lawyer doesn't really believe his client suffered any injuries, but he REALLY wants other people to believe it happened, for monetary reasons.
For some people, if chess is called a sport, it offers legitimacy that wouldn't otherwise exist. Most people know chess isn't a sport, but they have no problem calling it that if it means money, exposure, or benefits that's wouldn't otherwise exist. Why NOT call it a sport if there is some deceptive gain? Can't blame 'em.
Keep in mind these organizations aren't defining chess as a sport. Thats not their job. Their job is to promote activities that they WANT to be sports. One of those organizations said if an activity harms another creature, it isn't a sport. Well obviously that's an agenda that has nothing to do with what sports really are. They just have their own list of criteria, which is certainly their right. I own a business. If I wanted to I could define a customer as someone who spends ten thousand dollars a day at my business. 100 dollars a day would not fit my definition, so they wouldn't be customers even though obviously they are. All it means is that a goofy definition doesn't count.
Jul 3, 2019
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#191
In the real world chess is considered a sport, does not matter why. Major sport organizations and many Countries consider it a sport.
Jul 3, 2019
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#192
AlCzervik lfPatriotGamesOptimissed,
Master of the circular argument. A perfect circle and may the circle stay unbroken.
Ciao
Jul 3, 2019
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#193
Optimessed, pantyman and patriot live in the world of theoretical definitions given by few sources.
Okay. So checkers and go and bridge and parcheezi are all sports too.
Got it.....makes sense........there Homer.
Jul 3, 2019
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#195
Lol-a Are they considered a Sport by any country or Sports organization? If they are then yes, otherwise no.
A brain sport
Jul 3, 2019
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#197
Still a sport to the small minority of chess players who are flexible in their thinking. Still not a sport to the vast majority who tenaciously cling to reductionist definitions, albeit not without some reason.
Chess can be exhausting, but it surely is not an athletic endeavor. What makes it a sport has been well documented, but requires one to comprehend nuance and connotations. Clinging to denotation as the whole of a word’s references ossifies the imagination.
Chess can be exhausting, but it surely is not an athletic endeavor. What makes it a sport has been well documented, but requires one to comprehend nuance and connotations. Clinging to denotation as the whole of a word’s references ossifies the imagination.
hikarunaku wrote:
In the real world chess is considered a sport, does not matter why. Major sport organizations and many Countries consider it a sport.
In the real world chess is NOT considered a sport. And almost everyone knows that. In the real world some people consider it a sport, for reasons that have nothing to do with whether it's a sport or not. If chess is a sport, why is it not televised at sports bars? Ask the average person, and once they are done laughing at you, they will kindly inform you that chess is not a sport. THAT is the real world.
No, chess is not a sport
Dictionary.com defines "sport" as, "an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature." As the basis of chess competition is not athletic, most persons do not define chess as a sport.
However, the International Olympic Committee has recognized chess as a sport. So, it all depends on how you define a "sport."