Is chess a sport or a game

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

I also think it is both. Me dad watches Darts and that is known as a sport.

By far a game. You use the Parietal and Frontal Lobes of the brain to play it and no physical stuff is involved. Unless you count moving peices👌

Well they control memory and knowledge so that's what keeps your knowledge about the moves in chess

And what physical activity do you do in chess

Obviously its both ? Professional chess puts a lot of stress on you, compareable to that of a long distance runner. Thus, sport. Also its obviously a game. Really any sport can be seen as a game, too.

Buddy i'm a mile specialist and the stresses don't come close

Maybe 'Swexy' applies a lot of 'stress' to young males.

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Ray Duque III, GMBD

Thank you Ray !

Nice political answer there. *LoL* Chess is like Tennis; something that can be played at many levels. From leisure amateur, to professional Wimbledon competitor.

'Political'?
I think you mean that in a friendly way.
My comment was meant to be comprehensive.
Realistic.
I don't see 'politics' in it.
But ... okay.

Yes, I mean it in a friendly way. Perhaps implying that you could make a clear statement, and take the heat from those who disagree.

But in essence, we are on the same page. Chess favors the brave, as even the defensive Karpov admitted.

Regarding Karpov I think he's underestimated both as a great player and as a man too.
Botvinnik and Lasker underestimated too.
Magnus C is often underestimated.
Fischer - Morphy overestimated.
Although the best of their time - their dominance cut short by mental illness apparently.
Capablanca and Tal and Kasparov seem to get about the right amount of credit.

There have been debates on the site about who would win if the greats were brought forward in time - had some time to use today's information and technology - and then matched with each other and with today's top players.
You could have that debate in any sport with a long term history.
Yes its a dubious investment of time.
But many people outside of chess say that about chess playing.
Karpov wrote an essay about 'spare time' ...

At this point in life, I learn more from Morphy than from Karpov. I want to play attacking chess, and sac an inproductive Knight for a Pawn. Land a couple of forks just before lunch, and then with a discovered attack watch my Queen jump in the arms of the opponent King - delivering Checkmate !!

Morphy and Fischer were both great.
No doubt about that.
I've tried to get stats on how many high-level tournaments Karpov and Kasparov each won in their careers.
But its been no go on that.
There's no 'greatest player'.
Although Magnus might be objectively the strongest player ever.
For practical purposes to compare the greats you probably need at least a top ten - and another ten for at least 'honorable mention'.
It would be very similiar in tennis and golf and boxing and martial arts and other contests.

You're very welcome playerafar. Cheers!