Is chess a sport?

[BlindBoo]

Of course it is champ. Just like posting on a message board is a sport.

 

[norwegen]

I lose at chess all the time when I neglect to do my calisthenics beforehand, so yea, the OP is right.

 

[rightwinger]

Then Monopoly is a sport

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

sport
[spôrt]

NOUN

1. an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment:

I've seen a study that showed they burn up to 6000 calories a day during a tournament.

Chess Platform to Measure Calories Burned by Playing Chess Online

FIDE Online Arena, the official gaming platform of the International Chess Federation, advances personal health in e-sport by introducing a new feature to measure calories burned by playing online

worldchess.com

 

[Votto]

I agree it's mentally challenging, I like Chess.

But, it's not a sport. If Chess is a sport we're all athletes, just getting out of bed in the morning is physically challenging sometimes......Come to think of it, it's mentally challenging as well.

Sure it is, if you can find 32 people to play in the park

 

[Votto]

Then Monopoly is a sport

CEO's would agree.

 

[luiza]

What the hell is a "mental sport"?

You will find out fast if you play .See also Contract and Duplicate Bridge

 

[petro]

Only if the match is to the death.

 

[leftwinger]

Try a weekslong elimination tournament on the clock with 1000s' of players. It is endurance and skill for those that keep advancing to the elite 8 or so. It ain't GOVT work.

 

[Ralph Norton]

You will find out fast if you play .See also Contract and Duplicate Bridge

Yes, I'm sure it's exhausting.

 

[22lcidw]

Then Monopoly is a sport

you are talking fake money. So, is playing poker for money and other card games a sport? And we might as well include casinos and betting on other sports also.

 

[Couchpotato]

MSN

I want to see a match between Carlsen and Ding. To answer the title question. Yes, it is a mental sport that will test you physically as well.

No most certainly it is not a sport.

 

[Couchpotato]

Try a weekslong elimination tournament on the clock with 1000s' of players. It is endurance and skill for those that keep advancing to the elite 8 or so. It ain't GOVT work.

Something being mentally taxing doesnt make it a sport. If I have to take 15 SAT's over the weekend you'd likely be exhausted as well. Does that make test take a sport?

 

[ScorpioRising007]

MSN

I want to see a match between Carlsen and Ding. To answer the title question. Yes, it is a mental sport that will test you physically as well.

I never considered Chess a sport, but I loved playing it all the time as a kid. I read Chess books and played Chess computer games. I was in Chess clubs at school, played others in tournament matches representing our school.