Do you think Chess is a sport?

[Dämonisch]

Do you think chess is a sport?

I hear people arguing about it all the time, and I was just wondering what some of your opinions on it were. I myself don’t care if it’s called a sport or not.

[DarkWolf]

A sport, in this sense, still has multiple definitions:

1. A competitive game revolving around an athletic activity.

2. A pasttime, hobby or recreation. Id est something you do for relaxation and enjoyment.

3. Something subject to chance.

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There are other definitions but those aren't relevant.

Chess only fits the second one listed above. By definition it can be considered a sport. Chess is done for relaxation and enjoyment and can also be played competitively. Since the sport definition, as a whole, doesn't focus on it being athletic then yes, chess is a sport.

Snooker is also recognised as a sport, as are darts, but neither of these are athletic either. I don't see why anybody can say it's not a sport, since it fits the requirements of being one. :shrug:

[RQ]

If curling and cheerleading are sports, so is chess. /argument.

[McKitty]

It's a sport.

Instead of using your atheltic abilities, you're using your wits and foresight.

[Ender]

And a good right hook.

[West]

Do you think chess is a sport?

ahaha

[Rascaduanok]

And a good right hook.Funnily enough, I see a good boxing match as equivalent to a high–speed chess match: tactically picking your moves, ‘taking’ your pieces with each punch you land, and suchlike. Numerous commentators refer to this too, though it seems more of a derogatory description when they use it :confused:

I enjoy chess. I haven’t played it in years now. I used to play chess for my school chess club when about 10 years old. I wish I’d never given it up… :(