So for me, chess IS a sport.
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If you think chess players are nerds than why are you on chess.com
I heard chess applied but was turned down for the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo, but in chess there's really no way to gain an edge by shooting yourself full of bull shark testosterone, so we wouldn't fit in anyway.
Then Checkers too, right....and Risk & Monopoly & Tic-Tac-Toe !!
cool. what a neat necro bump.
one of the earlier posters actually played in one of the olympiads.
@werner.
I'd appreciate a legit press release about that. my understanding was that Olympic officials were NOT going to allow chess in....
or is this some kind of special one-time thing??
hmmm
I think you got fake news about chess.
Yes; Tokyo 2020 will include new sports but Chess Isn't one of them
instead; softball, karete, skateboard, sports climbing, and surfing is part of the olympics.
Chess, aparently, didn't make the cut; https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-approves-five-new-sports-for-olympic-games-tokyo-2020
Because it does not sell well, and drug companies have not made any chess businesses yet. Under the modern "Olympic Spirit" a non-profitable sport is not a sport at all.
I can name some idiots that proposed chess being part of olympics in the past: FIDE presidents Fridrik Olafsson and Florencio Campomanes.
Why are they idiots? Care to explain? You sound like a 12 year old kid.
His words needs to be careful checked, arguments sometimes just being thinking not reality.
I just remember the deleted Nazi-Thread. A real shame!
Then Checkers too, right....and Risk & Monopoly & Tic-Tac-Toe !!
Checkers has been solved. tic-tac-toe has been solved. risk and monopoly are luck and also have leading 'best strategys'.
Olympics is for sports. Chess, although it requires mental and often physical stamina, is not a sport. I don't think you can suggest that chess players are athletes.
First of all, it's called The Olympic Games, not The Olympic Sports.
Second, Chess requires more mental and physical stamina than firing a rifle in the Winter Olympics or sweeping the ice in Curling. People who ride horses in Equestrian events need to be fit but not great athletes. Chess players who play a five round, one day Swiss tournament are helped by physical fitness.
It is true. Mental and physical fatigue will make your chess game worse
Just what I thought.
Would you like to be my gf?
what sort of idiot would propose that chess be part of the olympics?
i am guessing some idiot that doesnt have a life .........
what sort of idiot would propose that chess be part of the olympics?
i am guessing some idiot that doesnt have a life .........
what sort of idiot would propose that chess be part of the olympics?
i am guessing some idiot that doesnt have a life .........
what sort of idiot would propose that chess be part of the olympics?
i am guessing some idiot that doesnt have a life .........
Olympics is for sports. Chess, although it requires mental and often physical stamina, is not a sport. I don't think you can suggest that chess players are athletes.
First of all, it's called The Olympic Games, not The Olympic Sports.
Second, Chess requires more mental and physical stamina than firing a rifle in the Winter Olympics or sweeping the ice in Curling. People who ride horses in Equestrian events need to be fit but not great athletes. Chess players who play a five round, one day Swiss tournament are helped by physical fitness.
I always thought it was called the Olympic games because all sports are games. But not all games are sports. Riding a horse, firing a rifle, or any other Olympic sport requires physical skill, prowess, talent, etc. Chess requires none of those. chess requires physical ability, like opening your eyes, breathing, moving pieces, etc. but chess skill or winners aren't determined by those physical abilities.
Sports, like rifle shooting, pick winners based on how well they perform the physical part of the event. Chess winners are not determined by one player breathing louder than the other, by one player using better pinky technique when moving, by one player blinking faster than the other, etc.
Chess is a great game, but like many other games, can never be a sport.
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