Is chess a sport or not?

[nojahh]

Cool then i might burn a lot of calories, Im playing chess and going on champion ships and stuff:D Got a few medals too:)

[neuroleptics]

I didn't know that the discussion of this topic last so long......

[ddevans96]

Yeah, this topic has come on and off throughout the months. Quite nice to see if pop up every now and then

[neuroleptics]

Yeah, this topic has come on and off throughout the months. Quite nice to see if pop up every now and then

It surprised me every time i click 'Show new replies to your posts.'

[bogtro]

Believe me, I'm more tired after playing 2 rounds of chess than I am playing 2 hours of football. The physical effect of chess is greatly underestimated.

[artimies7]

I'm currently carving a set of chess pieces from large sticks and that is a workout, let me tell you.

[changeme3]

Chess is not a sport. Sports requires one to be physical. If chess was a sport, might as well make chutes-and-ladders a sport. However, chess is played competitvely like sports.

[Zam888]

Chess is not a sport. Sports requires one to be physical. If chess was a sport, might as well make chutes-and-ladders a sport. However, chess is played competitvely like sports.

Exactly. Any argument for chess as a valid sport could then be applied to virtually any intellectual task. Like the Spelling Bee on ESPN...

[liamjohn16]

No, it isnt. Chess is a heavily contested board game. I used to play ridiclous amounts of chess matches with my dad. Ive only managed to beat him three times cause hes very good at it. lol

[northcity4]

Yeah, this topic has come on and off throughout the months. Quite nice to see if pop up every now and then

It surprised me every time i click 'Show new replies to your posts.'

Doing this just for you 

If I sat down and played chess and said 'this is a sport!' then very soon I will become fat. I believe this answers the forum question. Chess should be more like a skill. Like people who are math teachers: tons of work involved...but not a sport. So, a lot of them actually have common sense to go do a sport to stay healthy like running. If chess is a sport, so is working at McDonalds.

[northcity4]

Chess is not a sport. Sports requires one to be physical. If chess was a sport, might as well make chutes-and-ladders a sport. However, chess is played competitvely like sports.

Exactly. Any argument for chess as a valid sport could then be applied to virtually any intellectual task. Like the Spelling Bee on ESPN...

I do not consider mental acuity to be part of the definition. It is required to perform a sport, the the sport itself is as you quoted: requires physical exertion. A proper definition trainers and analysts are using today is: a strenuous exertion of physicality.

[DigitalPixel]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Olympiad