21-10-2012, 12:55 PM
Nice to see is-chess-a-sport rearing its ugly head again. I believe I expressed my views on the matter on the old board at tedious length (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://scotchess.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=13231&highlight=&mforum=scotchess#13231">http://scotchess.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopi ... hess#13231</a><!-- m --> might or might not be a link to the key post there), but basically I think chess isn't a sport because there's no gap between conception and execution. That's by the by though - I'd be happy to agree with chess being classed as a form of interpretive dance if I thought it would get us more funding. I've long been concerned that classing chess as a sport would not achieve this, and I think Keith's post (and Andrew's interview) should be heeded.