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Re: Is Chess a Sport - StevieHilton - 15-10-2015

This decision is an error in my view. Even within the narrow definition of what constitutes a sport in the UK, chess should be classified as a sport because the mind is a part of the body as much as the arms and legs and eyes are. Field sports cannot be performed without the mind.