Why is chess not included in the Olympic Games??

Insufficient spectator interest perhaps?

Not everyone can commentate like this dude

I don't khow

First of all, it really isn't a matter of semantics. Is chess a sport? It depends on how you define the word. You can call it a banana if you like. You just have to change the definition of the word 'banana'. The real question is: what is it that the Olympics intends to celebrate and if we say it's about competition, whether or not the activity is primarily physical, we are changing how we view the Olympics. It has never been a requirement that the activity be normally viewed as a game... witness running or pole vaulting or discuss throwing, etc. So, if chess is eligible, why not mathematics or cooking or poetry?

grabbing chess pieces also requires strength and endurance

So does wielding a spatula, I guess.

and saying "meow"

LOL

Lets be honest about this. Unless you play chess no one wants to stare at a TV for hours watching 2 people sit and stare at a chess board.

excellent point, Lieutenant

Who cares? C'est la vie. Change the channel.

And that is where free will and choice comes into play. You can change the channel or turn the tv off.

Two problems with that:

1. Chess does not have the audience to be al Olympic event.

2. As I said before. Chess does not translate to TV. Unless ypure really into chess, no one wants to sit and stare at a TV for hours, watching 2 people st a chess bpard for hours.

I have played off and on for 50 years and have no desire to watch it on TV.

No, because like mentioned before shooting sports require extreme physical co-ordination. Chess requires almost none, and in some cases, literally none.

And if we give up the traditional definition of 'sport'...

Why not include other activities, or EVERY activity, that requires skill, like mathematics or music or cooking?

Why Israel has viewing flag and not Russia?

This is very unfair and it is an injustice