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Calls for chess to be made into a sport

TheCatWoman

Theres an article about it on BBC Wales News.

From what I can see they want it turned into a sport because of the money it could attract and some top sports people play it. 

It's recognised by some Olympics committess in other countries but not in the UK

How do you feel about it, should it be a game or a sport?

Not being someone who understands competition, dosen't like sport and dosen't play games, I'm bemused, what the difference between a sport and a game?

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  • I suppose you could call anything 'sport', if it has a competitive element. Even gardening can become a competitive sport. But it does annoy me how things like beach volleyball and bowls are now Olympic sports. I thought the idea of the Olympics was not only skill but grace and complexity. Perhaps you know sometung of the background from your studies of history?

  • in reply to Marianne72

    I asked AI about it and it said the difference is institutionalised rules, I'm not sure I agree with it as I've always thought of sport as having to have a physical element to it. I think it's more about the money than anything else, chess is becoming popular again and it becoming a sport would attract more funding which they hope would set up more grass roots chess clubs.

    I guess playing chess is a good thing for young people to learn, but I wonder if the money really will go to the young all over the country or will it be used for the elite players?

    Personally I'd like to see fewer things being so overtly competitive and just be done for enjoyment, it all seems to be getting daft, so many things being Olympic sports, can me and Mum enter with our synchronised Mother and daughter curtain closing?

    I'm not sure about the ancient Olympics, its all Greek to me...Boom Boom!

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  • in reply to Marianne72

    I asked AI about it and it said the difference is institutionalised rules, I'm not sure I agree with it as I've always thought of sport as having to have a physical element to it. I think it's more about the money than anything else, chess is becoming popular again and it becoming a sport would attract more funding which they hope would set up more grass roots chess clubs.

    I guess playing chess is a good thing for young people to learn, but I wonder if the money really will go to the young all over the country or will it be used for the elite players?

    Personally I'd like to see fewer things being so overtly competitive and just be done for enjoyment, it all seems to be getting daft, so many things being Olympic sports, can me and Mum enter with our synchronised Mother and daughter curtain closing?

    I'm not sure about the ancient Olympics, its all Greek to me...Boom Boom!

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman
    TheCatWoman said:
    I'm not sure about the ancient Olympics, its all Greek to me...Boom Boom!

    [laughs!]. I agree, I'm not keen on competitive things, whatever they are [footie being an exception]. I don't like the thought of win and lose, as there's already so much of this throughout life. I don't like the cruelty of people being 'sent home' in programmes I otherwise enjoy like bake off, the piano and sewing bee -  much prefer collaborative or skills programmes -  like the marvellous miniature workshop, repair shop, Francis Bourgeois 'we saved a train' and Guy Martin programmes.