India is not the first one hosting it . an excerpt from the same article :
That's when it hit me that while fart contests happen in countries like China, UK and US, and even have a world cup, we don't have anything like it in India."
A World Cup of Farting? Definitely a sport then.
Whatever happened to the spitting contests?
They quit making spitoons
Perhaps they did so... so that they can make fartoons for kids.
farting per se is not a sport. but once you elevate it to a competive sporting level then bobs yer teapot 
(please god don’t let ifpatriotgames see this thread)
OK, I reverse my previous stance. India is clearly the best.
The best at what? Farting?
farting per se is not a sport. but once you elevate it to a competive sporting level then bobs yer teapot
(please god don’t let ifpatriotgames see this thread)
Why do you think ifpatriotgames should not see this thread? What do you think would result?
Ifpatriotgames is a competitive fart athlete?
Ifpatriotgames is a competitive fart athlete?
yes, he does daily workouts
Hopefully not at the chessboard. That would be undignified.
Ifpatriotgames is a competitive fart athlete?
that’s an interesting way of putting it 
lol @SeniorPatzer this is a great thread... Keep it up!
Ifpatriotgames is a competitive fart athlete?
yes, he does daily workouts
Hopefully not at the chessboard. That would be undignified.
he tries different fiber foods
He? Ifpatriotgames is a he? Are you sure?
On a somewhat related, yet tangential note, I have seen Chess.com threads claiming that GM Ben Feingold is a jerk. This elicits the question, do you think Ben Feingold has ever farted while seated at the chessboard with his opponent? Would this not then substantiate the claim that he is a jerk for having farted during a competitive OTB rated game?
Goodness, if I was the Tournament Director I'd have to at least issue a warning to GM Feingold. "Okay, maybe this fart was an accident, Ben. But you gotta admit, Ben, that smelling a fart is highly distracting for your opponent, and according to USCF's official rules, this is forbidden. I'll let it go this one time, but if you fart again, I will forfeit this game and give the point to your opponent. And I will throw you out of the tournament. Ben, stop laughing! I'm serious. Even if it's a silent but deadly, you will be tossed. We run an environmentally-friendly tournament, and every player has the right to breathe clean air."
Hvenki, you are the designated point person for important research questions. Go ask GM Ben Feingold if he has ever farted during an OTB chess game.
And report back his answer.
Oy-vey! You really did ask GM Feingold this question!? Oh my. Okay, okay. Message him the link to this thread so that he will have background on why you would ask him this question. Perhaps he will have a story about inhaling farts at a chess tournament.
Our playing room erupted in laughter when a guy went running to the bathroom, leaving a loud trail of fart that lasted a full five seconds.
Our playing room erupted in laughter when a guy went running to the bathroom, leaving a loud trail of fart that lasted a full five seconds.
True story? Oh my, that's funny. Can anybody top that story about chess tournament farting?
hvenki, you have inhaled a fart not of your own making at a chess tournament before with no audible warning?
hvenki, you have inhaled a fart not of your own making at a chess tournament before with no audible warning?
sadly yes
That's terrible. I'm sorry you had to endure that. Chess players are notorious for keeping straight faces while concentrating on their game, so there's no way for you to readily identify the perpetrator of such a heinous breach of etiquette. It really could be any of the chess players around you, players to the left, players to the right, players behind you, your opponent in front of you, just no way of knowing whom to cast a stink eye towards.
I love this forum. Interesting note, fart is a German word that means to move as a gust of wind. At least that is what I was taught in school.
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Whatever happened to the spitting contests?
They quit making spitoons