This blog can prove it: lichess.org/@/NoelStuder/blog/settling-the-debate-is-chess-a-sport/q4BWy2UN
@Abigail-III said in #48:
> 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.
I have not played them, so they are outside of the experience for my opinion. I expect that they would not have an element of luck? Perhaps they should also be included in a definition for sport? But I still don’t know what would that definition be!
> 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.
I have not played them, so they are outside of the experience for my opinion. I expect that they would not have an element of luck? Perhaps they should also be included in a definition for sport? But I still don’t know what would that definition be!
@Nomoreusernames said in #52:
> I have not played them, so they are outside of the experience for my opinion. I expect that they would not have an element of luck? Perhaps they should also be included in a definition for sport? But I still don’t know what would that definition be!
Well, you claimed Chess is the most accurate. How can you claim that if you don't know anything about other games who could easily make the same claim?
I'm not claiming that is another game who could make such a claim, but anyone who makes such a claim should back that up with something. Not with "I only know Chess".
> I have not played them, so they are outside of the experience for my opinion. I expect that they would not have an element of luck? Perhaps they should also be included in a definition for sport? But I still don’t know what would that definition be!
Well, you claimed Chess is the most accurate. How can you claim that if you don't know anything about other games who could easily make the same claim?
I'm not claiming that is another game who could make such a claim, but anyone who makes such a claim should back that up with something. Not with "I only know Chess".
@ Nomoreusernames said in #32
>...My opinion is that chess is the most accurate manifestation of the tactics and strategy....
@Abigail-III said in #53:
> Well, you claimed Chess is the most accurate... but anyone who makes such a claim should back that up with something. Not with "I only know Chess".
I didn’t “claim”, I stated my opinion, which obviously based on my experience.
My point is I think chess is a perfect test of strategy and tactics, that is why sportsmen often compare some of their methods to chess similar to how a really long tennis match might be compared to a “marathon”. I think this is a reason chess should/could be considered a sport in the way other facets of sporting ability are considered sports (as exampled in #32).
Finally Abigaill-III , I must point out that trying to put words in my mouth comes across as combative.
>...My opinion is that chess is the most accurate manifestation of the tactics and strategy....
@Abigail-III said in #53:
> Well, you claimed Chess is the most accurate... but anyone who makes such a claim should back that up with something. Not with "I only know Chess".
I didn’t “claim”, I stated my opinion, which obviously based on my experience.
My point is I think chess is a perfect test of strategy and tactics, that is why sportsmen often compare some of their methods to chess similar to how a really long tennis match might be compared to a “marathon”. I think this is a reason chess should/could be considered a sport in the way other facets of sporting ability are considered sports (as exampled in #32).
Finally Abigaill-III , I must point out that trying to put words in my mouth comes across as combative.
"Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it"
Tigran Petrosian, the 9th World Chess Champion
Tigran Petrosian, the 9th World Chess Champion
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