Why chess not in Olympics,?

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ilgambittoo

Why?

Sam97

I know right?! It totally should be!

GMVillads

Fide hopes that chess Will be an olympic sport. For example is it not allowed to use doping in chess because in Olympic games doping is not allowed.

RaleighRaine
Sam97 wrote:

I know right?! It totally should be!

Definitely agree. However we can't forget that there is the Chess Olympiad every two years, so they probably won't find it necessary to have it in the real Olympics as well.

Since the Olympics focuses on physical sports, there's a slim chance of this ever happening. Chess is a mental sport, not necessarily physical.

PLAVIN81

The Olympic board of trustees has recently voted to includ the game of chessSmile