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Should chess be a sport?

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mathisfun1
mathisfun1
Aug 12, 2013
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#21

Umm so some people are saying that playing video games is a sport...cool!

StMichealD
StMichealD
Aug 12, 2013
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#22
netzach wrote:
Scottrf wrote:
netzach wrote:

So since playstation football/tennis etc exist then those activities can no longer be classified as ''sport''?

Not having to physically move the pieces has no impact on the quality of chess.

Not sure what is so hard for you to understand about it.

Not having to physically kick the ball has no impact on the quality of the game.

Not sure what is so hard for you to understand about it.

you don't have to be good at the real thing to be great at the game

Scottrf
Scottrf
Aug 12, 2013
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#23

Post 23 is one of the worse I've ever read. I'm too embarrassed to even quote it incase someone thinks I wrote it.

LoveYouSoMuch
LoveYouSoMuch
Aug 12, 2013
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#24
Conflagration_Planet wrote:

That's got to be the most boring argument ever. Whether or not chess is a sport. All ready been asked too many times.

wise man

the arguments in this thread are hilarious.
on the subject of video games, we already have electronic sports btw

disclaimer: i don't have any point in posting this - maybe provoking another argument? also post was slightly edited for clarity

StMichealD
StMichealD
Aug 12, 2013
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#25
Scottrf wrote:

Post 23 is one of the worse I've ever read. I'm too embarrassed to even quote it incase someone thinks I wrote it.

true

StMichealD
StMichealD
Aug 12, 2013
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#26
LoveYouSoMuch wrote:
Conflagration_Planet wrote:

That's got to be the most boring argument ever. Whether or not chess is a sport. All ready been asked too many times.

wise man

the arguments in this thread are hilarious.
on the subject of electronic gaming, we already have "electronic sports" btw

don't worry we still have a long time to talk, the subject won't change, it will twist

netzach
netzach
Aug 12, 2013
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#27
Scottrf wrote:

Post 23 is one of the worse I've ever read. I'm too embarrassed to even quote it incase someone thinks I wrote it.

You think is all ''people'' making the chess moves here Scottrf?

Is no different to computer-games mostly and para-olympic football is still ''football'' even although they do not ''kick'' the damn thing.

StMichealD
StMichealD
Aug 12, 2013
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#28
netzach wrote:
Scottrf wrote:

Post 23 is one of the worse I've ever read. I'm too embarrassed to even quote it incase someone thinks I wrote it.

You think is all ''people'' making the chess moves here Scottrf?

Is no different to computer-games mostly and para-olympic football is still ''football'' even although they do not ''kick'' the damn thing.

cheating sport, yep...

VULPES_VULPES
VULPES_VULPES
Aug 12, 2013
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#29

There's a chess olympiad. What more could you want?

bhoopalan
bhoopalan
Aug 12, 2013
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#30
Scottrf wrote:

Post 23 is one of the worse I've ever read. I'm too embarrassed to even quote it incase someone thinks I wrote it.

I second you. Wow!! What a comment just for argument sake.

netzach
netzach
Aug 12, 2013
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#31
bhoopalan wrote:
Scottrf wrote:

Post 23 is one of the worse I've ever read. I'm too embarrassed to even quote it incase someone thinks I wrote it.

I second you. Wow!! What a comment just for argument sake.

Okay.

But is chess a sport or not? :)

bhoopalan
bhoopalan
Aug 12, 2013
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#32

I always practice chess using my pc. I play with great engines... online and practice. I use this knowledge and also win many. (I've won tournaments at office and won friends just with this knowledge. ) Can I do the same for any other sport like football or baseball?

 

I practice football online regularly. Without even moving my leg an inch. I start to win football matches continuesly. After that I go to football ground and win??? I would straight away laugh at someone if he/she has such an opinion. I seriously doubt how a person who has such an opinion could even play chess. Because chess is 'mind' game.

urkur
urkur
Aug 12, 2013
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#33

its a "mentel" sport :)

netzach
netzach
Aug 12, 2013
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#34

Totally mentel.

Scottrf
Scottrf
Aug 12, 2013
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#35

Wrong thread.

bhoopalan
bhoopalan
Aug 12, 2013
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#36
Scottrf wrote:

Wrong thread.

what do u mean? U were posting here previously too?

Scottrf
Scottrf
Aug 12, 2013
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#37

I wrote a comment that belonged in another thread.

StMichealD
StMichealD
Aug 14, 2013
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#38

Not sure...

DreamTheater42
DreamTheater42
Aug 14, 2013
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#39
netzach wrote:
Scottrf wrote:
Savage wrote:

Chess moves are the result of mental activity, not physical. Making the move on the board is merely the physical representation of that mental activity and are merely incidental. The result is not decided by how accurately or gracefully you place the piece on the square.

Agree, that part can just as easily be done by reading the moves, as in blindfold chess.

Or if you were disabled, someone could move the pieces for you. You're still playing, but not taking part in a physical activity.

So since playstation football/tennis etc exist then those activities can no longer be classified as ''sport''?

Playstation tennis/football are not the same as real tennis/football. Playstation football is not a sport. Real football is a sport.

netzach
netzach
Aug 14, 2013
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#40

Blasted-graphics.

You mean it's not real!