I believe you can earn a master title in checkers too ... I dont know what other titles in checkers...
Is Chess a Sport or a Game?
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wow an original question that has not been covered 100 times already lol
i cannot tell if rich8888 is being sarcastic or not...
I think its boardgame like grand theft auto
Planofattack wrote:
I would argue that chess is a sport on the basis that there are major international chess tournaments, large amounts of prize-money, adjudicators, audiences and sponsors just like any other sport. I think of a normal board game as one where it is bought from the shops and played with friends for enjoyment, without major tournaments, without large crowds and without rewards for winning. For example, we don't have a ranking points system for monopoly or checkers.
None of the above has any bearing on the question whatsoever.
Chess is mental Kung-Fu. So yes,it is a sport.
The mental pressure and exersion that a long game of chess can bring is equal to the amount of time you work out at a gym. It leaves you tired and sore and sometimes light headed because of all of the tension you do not realize you are feeling. In a sense yes. Chess is a sport.
for me its sport...bocoz for me its my passion
Fiveofswords wrote:
dumb topic. you cant debate about the definitions of things.
You have NO IDEA just how wrong you are.
In my opinion sports need to have some kind of physical activity part, and sitting on a chair doesn't count as such. I really don't see why it should be seen as a sport, so I'll go with the game. Although I'd say something like "hobby, leisure" would be closer to how I see chess.
Planofattack wrote:
I would argue that chess is a sport on the basis that there are major international chess tournaments, large amounts of prize-money, adjudicators, audiences and sponsors just like any other sport. I think of a normal board game as one where it is bought from the shops and played with friends for enjoyment, without major tournaments, without large crowds and without rewards for winning. For example, we don't have a ranking points system for monopoly or checkers.
I don't think the organization around a certain activity defines its intrinsic characteristics. The gameplay of chess is such that in my opinion it doesn't qualify as a sport. In fact, I don't know if you have heard, but dota 2 (an online game) tournament price pools have reached more than 15 millions at the moment which is a lot more than any chess tournament yet people don't call it sports. It also has all the elements you mentionned, such as sponsors and audiences, but in much bigger proportions as it fills stadiums. People call it ESports, as in electronic sports but nobody would say it actually is a sport since it lacks the physical aspect. I think it is pretty much the same thing for chess.
Maybe we sould call it GSports, for game sports? Both clans would be satisfied, and it would be described pretty well. Checkers could apply too
... we don't have a ranking points system for monopoly or checkers.
Actually both of these games have world championships.