Why is chess a sport
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Why does it matter whether its called a sport or not?
How does that effect anything or anyone?
Chess is a sport? Not so sport, but it deserves to be considered as "sport".
less than 24 hr from op posting the matter is close
very fast
still,
in many obvious forum the minimum time is maybe a day or 2
this fastest i ever seen
chess is a sport!
yes i know
Feb 20, 2021
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#30
aayuchampion wrote:
badenwurtca wrote:
aayuchampion wrote:
JogoReal wrote:
Chess is just a game. A board game.
for me calling chess just a "game" is very disrespectful
--- And there you have it ! Yes Chess players just want the " Prestige " of being Athletes. Chess players just want the fame of going into the Olympics, quite simple really.
i think chess player are more than that
--- What is Chess really ? It is just a basic game and is played on a board 8 squares long and 8 squares wide ( 64 squares in total ). Monopoly, Clue and Scrabble are also fun board games lol.
wow.....so much insult
I think because You NOT a chess Player you think like this
I know chess has a very low entry point but .. still, you cannot compare it with other board games
aayuchampion wrote:
I know chess has a very low entry point but .. still, you cannot compare it with other board games
Sure you can. It doesn't have nearly the strategic depth of Checkers, nor has it confounded computers for as long as Reversi, but it's still a time sink on plywood like any other.
I think everyone has fantastic points, I would like to clear up that chess is a great competition, this does not make it a sport and if you can say that racing and ping pong are not sports and chess is then you are mistaken. I do not agree with the people saying chess is simple and mindless but I also can not agree with those of you who have never played a real sport and dont understand that is is also very strategic, physically demanding and something you need to practice for. Basketball and soccer can not be compared to a board game, which is exactly why you can not call chess a real sport. You can have your own opinions about what a sport is but the fact is... Chess is not a sport.
Feb 20, 2021
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#35
Oh no, here we go again. And again. For the 3000th time. Please excuse me while I go eat a bowl of Shards-O-Glass.
Feb 20, 2021
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#36
sport
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1.an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.Idk, but it's a sport.
Feb 20, 2021
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#37
Chess is a sport because:
Chess has been played competitively and professionally since the late 1800s and early 1900s. Chess competitions have taken place everywhere across the world for years
Playing chess will require physical fitness because blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rates increase.
Chess has a code of sportsmanship.
Chess has a ranking system and tiers of mastery.
Chess also requires mental fitness, like many other sports
What is your opinion jard?
Feb 20, 2021
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#39
Saucyballer wrote:
I think everyone has fantastic points, I would like to clear up that chess is a great competition, this does not make it a sport and if you can say that racing and ping pong are not sports and chess is then you are mistaken. I do not agree with the people saying chess is simple and mindless but I also can not agree with those of you who have never played a real sport and dont understand that is is also very strategic, physically demanding and something you need to practice for. Basketball and soccer can not be compared to a board game, which is exactly why you can not call chess a real sport. You can have your own opinions about what a sport is but the fact is... Chess is not a sport.
--- A very very good post.
This is just my personal view, but Chess is considered a sport for good reason. What is a sport, if not a competition with agreed upon rules and conditions? As far as the question of physical exertion, we find that even the techniques of "physical sports" players are honed more through repetition than through conditioning in a strictly "conditioning" sense, ie running, weight lifting, etc.
Although those are components of top competitors' training routines, the bulk of their skill comes from the methodical and obsessive honing of their technique: a largely mental component. Think tactical vision vs muscle memory. How you define physical exertion matters, as well. If you use caloric burn as a metric, some Stanford researcher suggested once I think that top Grandmasters can burn anywhere up to like 6,000 calories a day during the course of intense top-level play.
That said, don't let such things ruin your fun. If you play Chess as a game, then there is no need to take such things so seriously, but you should absolutely respect the value as a competitive sport and the masters who compete.
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