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is chess really a sport?
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:22 PM
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Does Chess really exercise your brain to the extent?
I think chess is a sport, since you're competing against others if you're in a tournament.
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:23 PM
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Is playing the piano a sport than? There's piano competitions where you go against other players.
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:24 PM
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chess isn't a sport. it's a board game. you need physical activity for sports imo.
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:25 PM
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wait, then moving pieces don't count as physical activity?
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:27 PM
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no, moving a piece isn't athletic physical activity just like blinking or sitting up in your chair isn't physical activity in regards to sports.
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:40 PM
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Well, International Olympic Committee recognizes Chess as a sport, by facts.
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:43 PM
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My granddad is an AMAZING chess player!
Just thought id add that... haha
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:45 PM
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QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 22 2009, 04:43 PM) *
My granddad is an AMAZING chess player!
Just thought id add that... haha

does your granddad also tan in ovens?
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 05:52 PM
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the IOC is silly if you ask me. chess can be a sport but rugby can't? i don't know, just saying what the IOC picks doesn't personally make sense to me. there's lots of things that are sports and even considered sports that don't get to be in the olymipics. i think they are taking/took out softball. chess just wants to be an olympic sport so it can get more exposure


this reasoning is the same as mine and probably most people who actually play sports
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_chess_a_game_or_sport


i don't know anyone personally who plays real sports that would say that a board game is really a SPORT. usually just non athletic people try to claim that and pretend like it's a sport imo. chess takes skill, but it doesn't take athletic skill.
 
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Chess is not a sport, if you think moving a chess piece is "physical activity" a snail could probably out run you
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 06:34 PM
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QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 22 2009, 07:29 PM) *
Chess is not a sport, if you think moving a chess piece is "physical activity" a snail could probably out run you

exactly
 
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post Mar 20 2009, 03:29 PM
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speakkeenn cheezz...


who wanna go 1V1 princc YAHOO chess..._smile.gif

PM moi or telll moii hur..
 
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post Mar 20 2009, 04:41 PM
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It's a sport of the mind, me thinks.
 
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post Mar 20 2009, 07:18 PM
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1V1 PRINCEE

YAHOO CHESS


ANY TAKKURR...:)
 
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post Mar 21 2009, 07:41 AM
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Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.

Though Chess isnt a physical sport, it still is a sport by definition.
 
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post Mar 21 2009, 09:05 AM
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QUOTE(Stuckie @ Mar 21 2009, 07:41 AM) *
Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.

Though Chess isnt a physical sport, it still is a sport by definition.

that could just as easily be a "game"

it's all dependent on where you get your definition though. some definitions of sport require physical activity and some don't. so it's a sport by one definition and it's not one by another.




 
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post Mar 22 2009, 04:34 AM
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Well somebody with some pull must have read the definition I found (Wikipedia), because they're calling it a sport. shrug.gif
 
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QUOTE(Stuckie @ Mar 22 2009, 02:34 AM) *
Well somebody with some pull must have read the definition I found (Wikipedia), because they're calling it a sport. shrug.gif

wikipedia also said i f*cked jessica alba too
 
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post Mar 22 2009, 06:25 AM
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Liar, I just checked.
 
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post Mar 22 2009, 06:48 AM
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^You must be hooked on phonics or something stubborn.gif
QUOTE(Wikipedia on Sports)
Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.

QUOTE(Wikipedia on Chess)
Chess today is a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee.


I win. You lose. tongue.gif
 
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post Mar 22 2009, 08:03 AM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Mar 21 2009, 09:05 AM) *
that could just as easily be a "game"

it's all dependent on where you get your definition though. some definitions of sport require physical activity and some don't. so it's a sport by one definition and it's not one by another.
 
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post Mar 22 2009, 09:08 AM
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I know it depends on what definition you look at, but according to the all powerful deciders of what-is-and-whats-not-a-sport(How the f*ck they came about is beyond me) decided it was a sport. Personally, I think sports should have some kind of physical activity. Not physically moving the pieces on the board. But what is, is. Chess is a sport.
 
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post Mar 22 2009, 09:26 AM
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QUOTE(Stuckie @ Mar 22 2009, 09:08 AM) *
but according to the all powerful deciders of what-is-and-whats-not-a-sport

who? are you still talking about wikipedia?
 
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post Mar 22 2009, 10:25 AM
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No. The International Olympic Committee.
 
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post Mar 22 2009, 10:31 AM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Feb 22 2009, 05:52 PM) *
the IOC is silly if you ask me. chess can be a sport but rugby can't? i don't know, just saying what the IOC picks doesn't personally make sense to me. there's lots of things that are sports and even considered sports that don't get to be in the olymipics. i think they are taking/took out softball. chess just wants to be an olympic sport so it can get more exposure


this reasoning is the same as mine and probably most people who actually play sports
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_chess_a_game_or_sport
i don't know anyone personally who plays real sports that would say that a board game is really a SPORT. usually just non athletic people try to claim that and pretend like it's a sport imo. chess takes skill, but it doesn't take athletic skill.


i still don't think being olympic is the determining factor because there's many "real" sports that aren't in the olympics.


but it's whatever cause i'll never ever be convinced that this is a sport regardless of who claims it is. when they start sprinting down a field and jumping hurdles between each play then maybe it can be a sport in my book.
 
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