chess sport?

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would you personally include chess as a sport?

My dad does.

I kind of consider it a sport since it includes a challenge and competition.

Not to mention it exercises those muscles in your brain. Makes you smarter.

i think a sport should require a physical component. chess is a very challenging game and requires a lot of skill to be good at it but i don't consider it a sport.

I don't know...it requires a lot of thinking, but just because it's a club doesn't mean it's a sport (drama anyone?)

I would say chess is a game, like poker or Scrabble or Monopoly.

Chess is a game of thinking & strategy, not a sport.

Chess belongs no more in the sports category than poker does in the olympics.

I would say yes it is cos it requires tactics, skill n u do compete against each other sport is not always has 2 b physical chess comes underneath as passive just like darts 4 example n basketball comes underneath as a active sport.

Yes, chess is a sport of the mind. I would play if I had someone to play with.

There isn't much physical activity involved in chess.

I've always been good at it for some reason, never really studied it properly. I find the game a bit of an arm wrestle, once you have the advantage over your oponent, there is usually no way for them to recover.

I don't consider chess as a sport, but as a board game and in general board games aren't classed as "sport" anyway.

Competitive play

I consider chess a sport. It's really competitive and people can spend their whole lives being trained and coached to become a grand master. A lot of GMs have made a living by winning chess tournaments. They're basically the same as athletes.

Yes, Chessboxing -

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no, i dont think i do.

Exercise the mind.