and chess is as close to a sport as a game can get. since it meets all the critera ive heard used to describe conventional sports, only difference being the main area of physical exertion is the brain muscle.
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<<The Beatles are the greatest musical group of all time.>>
<<opinions are worthless when they ignore facts. you may not like the beatles but to deny that they are one of the greatest musical acts of all time makes you sound idiotic.>>
Yes yedddy, you do sound like an idiot, since I implied no such thing. The Beatles were good; but not the best. Why are there so many dorks?

relax, Optimissed. Only stupid people argue that chess is a sport. Dont' bother arguing with stupid people. See my Venn diagram. Ignore the fools.

judging by you profile pic i would say you are the dork. and as i said, an opinion that ignores the facts is usually brought forward by stubborn, ignorant people with a very narrow view of the world.

If you look up "sport" in the English Wikipedia there's a photo of a chessboard in the very top section.
Personally I probably wouldn't define chess as a sport, but where is the line that says "a game requires exactly this much physical activity to be a sport"?

Wiki is pretty irrelevant isn't it? I mean, since when were opinions influenced by Wiki?
But at least we can all agree that doing a PhD in Canadian primeval history is a sport? I mean, it must be .... it's useless and it fits all the other criteria.

Only very dumb people argue that chess is a sport. Don't get upset that incredibly stupid people exist in the world.

What, are you telling me something on Wikipedia isn't true?
But where's the line? Is air-rifle shooting a sport?

@jimmykay- your mom was a pretty good sport last night;)
wow. a yo momma joke. you imply that you fucked my 72 year old mother last night nicht? you are a juvenile fuckface who might as well pull the dildo out of your ass, suck on your own shit, smack yourself in the head with it, because you are such a worthless piece of shit. fcuk of you worthless twit. choke on your own vomit as you get cuked in the ass by as gangbang of brothers who just fucked your mom.
You're account's going to get zapped for saying that.
opinions are worthless when they ignore facts. you may not like the beatles but to deny that they are one of the greatest musical acts of all time makes you sound idiotic.