A sport requires physical activity or exertion according to the dictionary definition. Hence, chess is not a sport. But people tend to stretch the definition by finding creative excuses for including physical exertion in the act of sitting and thinking for hours, lol.
At least in Nascar, the driver has to shift gears at precise times and turn the wheel. That's a bit more physical than pushing wood!
I'm working on organizing a large chess event (~1200 players), and putting this event together requires help from a lot of people. Much of my help comes from the sports commission; they tell me that chess is a sport.
Originally posted by Regicidal A sport requires physical activity or exertion according to the dictionary definition. Hence, chess is not a sport. But people tend to stretch the definition by finding creative excuses for including physical exertion in the act of sitting and thinking for hours, lol.
At least in Nascar, the driver has to shift gears at precise times and turn the wheel. That's a bit more physical than pushing wood!
That makes sex a sport.
I knew I was a supurb Sportsman. An Olympic gold beckons.
Originally posted by Phlabibit I take it you didn't look up sport either.
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After looking it up this is what I found:
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature
So I am guessing in the very literal sense you shouldn't consider chess a sport. However I think whether you do or not depends on where you come from, because I am willing to bet that alot of the people from Eastern Europe and Russia consider it a sport.
From dictionary.com (first three lines of the definition taken):
sport
1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
2. a particular form of this, esp. in the out of doors.
3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.
Definitely not 1., so also not 2. Arguably fits 3., but almost anything fun would. Not a very good definition.
Main Entry: 1sport
Pronunciation: 'sport
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, to divert, disport, short for disporten
intransitive verb
1 a : to amuse oneself
Originally posted by Leaadas After looking it up this is what I found:
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature
So I am guessing in the very literal sense you shouldn't consider chess a sport. However I think whether you do or not depends on where you come from, because I am willing to bet that alot of the people from Eastern Europe and Russia consider it a sport.
Were there other definitions of sports, but you went with athletics in it? Where did you look it up?
Is chess considered a sport?
28 Jun '07 13:10
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