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chess is it just a game?

chess is it just a game?

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do you take chess to be more then a game?

Alex

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no. It is a good game that has many many layers, but it is still just a game

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Well, I guess that settles that! 😀

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Originally posted by pkingjacques
do you take chess to be more then a game?

Alex
If it helps...chess is actually a sport too.

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Originally posted by purclecow
If it helps...chess is actually a sport too.
A sport I dunno. Is tittily winks a sport, or checkers for that matter. I think it is more of an intilectual persuit. What makes a sport a sport? I think it has to be physical to be a sport, not just mental.

Mike

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It's a game.No sport,no art,just a game.
But it is the best game ever 🙂

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Originally posted by SirLoseALot
It's a game.No sport,no art,just a game.
But it is the best game ever 🙂
a sport is deffined in the english dictionary as :an individual or group competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill, governed by rules, and sometimes engaged in professionally. chess would be the or part! it is a sport.

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Originally posted by pkingjacques
do you take chess to be more then a game?
no.

it's a fight according to lasker
it's a science according to capablanca
it's art according to alekhine

and it's an addiction according to some of the people here.

in friendship,
prad

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Originally posted by purclecow
a sport is deffined in the english dictionary as :an individual or group competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill, governed by rules, and sometimes engaged in professionally. chess would be the or part! it is a sport.
Well yeah,officially it may be a sport.But the question was how do you see it and I see it as a game.

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It should be physicaly demanding like golf, or bowling (non sports)

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Originally posted by rapalla7
It should be physicaly demanding like golf, or bowling (non sports)
Are you saying that bowling and golf are non-sports or that they are physically demanding. I'm confused. To me the biggest bastardization (if that's a word) is calling NASCAR racing a sport.

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I meant they are called sports but I don't agree. They should be listed as time ocupiers you can do while drinking beer.
I agree about N asscar.

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This is the " Chess is sport, science, art " , idea .

Anyone who loves chess can appreciate the art of chess; how the pieces work together, the tension and resolution ( yes, I'm hinting at chord changes in music theory ) .

Science is easy .. a finite number of moves, the ability to calculate combination, ( computer success proves this ).

Sport is the tricky one . There are sport elements in chess; the initiative, balance, and tempo themes in chess are found in boxing, fencing . And I think the dual nature of chess moves, ( always an offence, defense component to each move ) makes me think of basketball and hockey, because of the way a team flows back and forth from one to the other.

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'Chess is life' - Bobby Fischer

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If the spectators drink lots of beer, that makes it a sport 😀 (kidding)

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