Wiktionary:
sport (countable and uncountable; plural sports)
1. (countable) Any athletic activity that uses physical skills, often competitive.
Oxford English Dictionary Online:
sport
• noun 1 an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others
Sorry, but by definition, not a sport. That's okay. We capture the best of sports and leave out the parts that aren't as good/useful/important.
Quote:
Originally Posted by thehurd03
Chess is considered a Game and not a Sport, it is because,
1. It involves no more physical exertion than lifting a finger.
2. It is a competition for the mind.
3. You can have John Doe walk off the street, and learn Chess and all the good techniques in one hour
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If you could teach all of chess in one hour, how come the best computers can be beaten by people with a lifetime of training? The truth is, Chess requires almost as much training as baseball.
A little off topic, but I couldn't let that go unchallenged.