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guitarcb7 · 02-18-2003, 10:49 PM

Ok...i only have one question...why is chess considered a sport? I mean i love to play as much as the next dude...maybe more...but really how can it be a sport....For the love of God it was on ESPN the other day...im bewildered.....can anyone clear this up for me?

Jake · 02-18-2003, 11:33 PM

I was as bewildered as you, hell if chess is a sport then so could marching band. But i think it all depends on your definition of sport. so i looked it up in the dictionary and it said "An active pastime or diversion.," along with many other descriptions. So it just depends on what your definition of sport is, whether it be a physical activity or just a diversion.

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02-18-2003, 10:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
guitarcb7 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 16 Internets: 10	Ok...i only have one question...why is chess considered a sport? I mean i love to play as much as the next dude...maybe more...but really how can it be a sport....For the love of God it was on ESPN the other day...im bewildered.....can anyone clear this up for me?

02-18-2003, 11:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jake Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 148 Internets: 10	I was as bewildered as you, hell if chess is a sport then so could marching band. But i think it all depends on your definition of sport. so i looked it up in the dictionary and it said "An active pastime or diversion.," along with many other descriptions. So it just depends on what your definition of sport is, whether it be a physical activity or just a diversion.