Is Chess a sport?

@marcus624 said in #40:
> [...] If someone asks you if chess is a sport you have to ask "how heavy are the pieces?"

How heavy are darts?
Or isn't darts a sport?

A sport must be able to reach a determined goal (target), have a time limit (active/physical) and have official rules (limitations/restrictions). It must demand skill and effort to discover (by standings) who becomes the winner or best.
In a way rating distributions show how hard it is to be the best.
lichess.org/stat/rating/distribution/blitz

Normally someone trains for a sporting event. Chess players do a lot of that before they become elite players.

A sport is not determined by BMI (Body Mass Index).

All active sports have elements that are organised for competitions.

@Toscani said in #42:
> A sport must be able to reach a determined goal (target), have a time limit (active/physical) and have official rules (limitations/restrictions). It must demand skill and effort to discover (by standings) who becomes the winner or best.
> In a way rating distributions show how hard it is to be the best.
> lichess.org/stat/rating/distribution/blitz
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> Normally someone trains for a sporting event. Chess players do a lot of that before they become elite players.
>
> A sport is not determined by BMI (Body Mass Index).
>
> All active sports have elements that are organised for competitions.
chess usually marks all of those criterion you said. And yes, chess players do train for tournaments.

it is a game

@Aaradhyakale said in #44:
> it is a game
Yeah. But How?

Yes! You don’t need any authority to tell you chess is a sport to recognize it yourself. there are mind sports that require a big amount of focus

i mean in football basketball soccer ,and baseball you need to predict what they will do just like in chess how you predict the next move

@Nomoreusernames said in #32:

> My opinion is that chess is the most accurate manifestation of the tactics and strategy aspect of human expression,

What makes Chess the most accurate, and not Shogi, Go, Mancala [*], Bridge or any other game?

[*] Yeah, I know that's an entire family of games, not just a single game.

Yes, chess is recognized as a sport.

Well of course it is!

It is not only a sport, but art, science and everything!!!!!