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Is Chess a sport?

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vesna10

i think IT is

vesna10

a sport

Mockingjayfire

At least a lot of people agrees it  to be a sport....

petrikeckman

Lot of people can be wrong same as million flies that likes *hit.

Math_RPG

FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) is a member of the International Olympic Committee, which can be considered as a recognition of chess as a sport.[2] Several national sporting bodies (for example the Spanish Consejo Superior de Deportes[3]) also recognize chess as a sport.

 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess

^ "Recognized Sports Federations: World Chess Federation". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

^ "Federaciones Españolas". Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

Sean_Kohoi
The Oxford Dictionary says that sport must require PHYSICAL EXERTION. This is a major flaw in the “chess is a sport” argument.
Sean_Kohoi
Also, yes, Math_RPG, FIDE is part of the IOC, but it is not actually played in the Olympics. On the Olympics website, Chess is not under the categories winter or summer sport.