are their any chess players out their who are tennis fans or play tennis? im quite a good tennis player. and i find playing both sports compliments each other and by playing one im improving the other at the same time.
both sports involve facing your opponent head on for the entire match. both sports are very mental and the best players are mentaly strong. both sports have a lot of different types of tactics and strategy. when to play defense when to attack. so theirs definetly a lot of similarities in each game.
have any of you been watching the australian open? who do you like? who do you dislike? and who do you think will win?
my 2 favorite players are andy roddick and roger fedderer. i like them because theri classy guys who give good interviews and they can play defense really well (because their both extremly fit) and then turn the point around and generate some great offense. i like that style of play as opposed to just attacking every ball.
my least favorite top 10 ranked play is got to be jokavic. his snobby, annoying and has a unfriendly personality, by the way did you guys see roodick totally wear him down today?
also i remeber reading somewhere about a great russian chess player from either the 50s, 60s, or 70s he was also a great tennis player. i forgot his name now but people said he would have been a better chess player if only he concentrated more on chess and played less tennis. do you guys know who im talking about, whats his name?
by the way ivanovic is a super hot babe on the womens tour... dont you think?
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Originally posted by ArrakPoker isn't a sport, it's a card game. The sport channel merely wants to cash in on the poker fad.
i agree to an extent that chess isn't a sport. but nower days the sports channels are filled with poker, so basically pokers a sport and if pokers considered a sport then chess definetly is as well.
Chess is a game, in the same category as risk and monopoly.
Originally posted by Crowleyagain i agree to an extent but risk and monopoly have the element of chance where as chess is 100% skill. did you know that beting on chess is legal since its a game of skill. and its legal to do in public places like at the park or whatever.
Poker isn't a sport, it's a card game. The sport channel merely wants to cash in on the poker fad.
Chess is a game, in the same category as risk and monopoly.
Originally posted by ArrakSure, chess is much more skill than luck, but other board games need skill too.
again i agree to an extent but risk and monopoly have the element of chance where as chess is 100% skill.
Anyway, I personally don't see chess as a sport, because I believe a sport needs a physical element that needs to be developed and practiced, like speed, strength or hand-eye coordination.
Can a paraplegic person be the best chess player in the world? Yes, as chess is all mental.
Can a paraplegic be the best tennis, golf, football or even darts player? No.
Hence, chess is no sport.
Originally posted by ArrakI like Djokovic, did you see his imitation of Maria Sharapova last year?
are their any chess players out their who are tennis fans or play tennis? im quite a good tennis player. and i find playing both sports compliments each other and by playing one im improving the other at the same time.
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He has a great sense of humor. Also # 3 on world rank now. I saw the latest rankings and Nadal is ahead of Roger by 3000 points! He is ahead more than most people's total! But three new names popped up I never heard of, Juan Martin Del Porto, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and Giles Simon. You know about these dudes?
Originally posted by CrowleyWhy couldn't a paraplegic be the best darts player? And doesn't wheelchair basketball (to take an example) count as a sport in your eyes either?
Can a paraplegic be the best tennis, golf, football or even darts player? No.
Hence, chess is no sport.
Anyway, not all definitions of "sport" require that it's physical. So it all comes down to what definition you use.
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Originally posted by Nordlyst
Why couldn't a paraplegic be the best darts player? And doesn't wheelchair basketball (to take an example) count as a sport in your eyes either?
Anyway, not all definitions of "sport" require that it's physical. So it all comes down to what definition you use.
http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/15-chess-news/3677-chess-will-soon-be-an-olympic-spor
Originally posted by NordlysSorry, I meant to use quadriplegic as an example... Maybe it was a bad visual to use - I don't mean to discriminate - just trying to make the point.
Why couldn't a paraplegic be the best darts player? And doesn't wheelchair basketball (to take an example) count as a sport in your eyes either?
Anyway, not all definitions of "sport" require that it's physical. So it all comes down to what definition you use.
http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/15-chess-news/3677-chess-will-soon-be-an-olympic-spor
What I tried to illustrate was the fact that sport, IMHO, needs to be something that has a physical element which needs to be developed.
At the end of the day, what does it matter? I just don't want kids saying they take part in sports when they are playing chess.
Sport means some form of physical exercise, hopefully something that at least makes you sweat a little...