isn't chess a sport?

Vladamir no1

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Vladamir no1

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And isn't football for cretins??

EcstremeVenom

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Originally posted by Vladamir no1
And isn't football for cretins??

shut up

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Sicilian Sausage

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Could we not just say that to be a sport, an activity must entail some kind of physical exertion and be competitive?

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28 Dec 06

Originally posted by jimslyp69
Could we not just say that to be a sport, an activity must entail some kind of physical exertion and be competitive?

Sure, why not change the definition to fit the ignorant?

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I've checked the definition of sport and didn't see any of these criteria.

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Are you freakin' telling me beauty contests are NOT sports?!?!?!?!

Damn, damn, damn you! 😠

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Originally posted by sasquatch672
there must be a measurable, quantifiable way of determining a winner..

You mean like the "points" system in chess

Originally posted by sasquatch672
A sport must also possess some element of hand-eye coordination and involve some level of physical activity.

Well you got to grab the right piece and place it on the right square. A lot of lost game are due to placing the wrong piece on the wrong square. Talk about the mother of eye/hand coordination!

Originally posted by sasquatch672
Lastly, to be a sport, there must be some risk of injury to the participants.

Don't tell me you have never heard of chess-elbow?

Wulebgr

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Then blitz is a sport because it can give you carpel tunnel and related injuries if you play enough online.

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
Then blitz is a sport because it can give you carpel tunnel and related injuries if you play enough online.

Blits is a sport... if you take the time to find sport in the dictionary.

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