Chess needs to be in the olympics

[Harry Dresden]

Neither is break dancing.

couldnt agree more....

 

[XponentialChaos]

Chess: no.

Chess boxing: yes!

 

[surada]

Nope....it's not an athletic competition. There are international chess matches.

And besides, we don't need the Olympic community mess this up too.

Have you ever been to the Olympics?

 

[Mr. Friscus]

Agree?

That is all.

I'd be fine with that, but put it in the Winter Olympics, as it has far fewer events. The Summer Olympics are already filled up

 

[Mr. Friscus]

it aint a sport....

Define what a "sport" is.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Define what a "sport" is.

i can define what is not a sport.....chess....

 

[Mr. Friscus]

i can define what is not a sport.....chess....

So you’re just BS’ing. Have fun

 

[XponentialChaos]

 

[Harry Dresden]

So you’re just BS’ing. Have fun

no im not...

 

[Unkotare]

Agree?

That is all.

Chess is a game, not a sport.

 

[candycorn]

Chess is a game, not a sport.

What defines it as a game, what disqualifies it as a sport?

 

[Unkotare]

What defines it as a game, what disqualifies it as a sport?

Physicality

 

[candycorn]

Physicality

So horse shoes is a sport then, right?

Is Window washing a sport? Certainly has physicality. You don’t keep score in it but you also don’t keep score in gymnastics, figure skating or diving--judges award points.

 

[Unkotare]

So horse shoes is a sport then, right?

Is Window washing a sport? Certainly has physicality. You don’t keep score in it but you also don’t keep score in gymnastics, figure skating or diving--judges award points.

You have to move your fingers to play chess. That is NOT physicality. You have never competed in an actual sport, have you?

 

[candycorn]

You have to move your fingers to play chess. That is NOT physicality. You have never competed in an actual sport, have you?

Yes I have actually.

You’ve never directly answered a question, have you?

Is window washing a sport? There is physicality and we can have it judged as we would have diving or gymnastics judged.

 

[Unkotare]

Yes I have actually.
...

Which one?

 

[22lcidw]

So horse shoes is a sport then, right?

Is Window washing a sport? Certainly has physicality. You don’t keep score in it but you also don’t keep score in gymnastics, figure skating or diving--judges award points.

Horseshoes is a sport. And it may be better than some of the sports that the Olympics have now.

 

[Unkotare]

...

Is window washing a sport? ....

No.

 

[Unkotare]

...

You’ve never directly answered a question, have you?
...

Yes.

 

[candycorn]

Horseshoes is a sport. And it may be better than some of the sports that the Olympics have now.

Not sure how it can be “better”. I agree that it is a sport though.