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01-21-2018, 02:50 PM
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It's right there in post 18.
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01-21-2018, 07:09 PM
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I would agree that it's very difficult to classify chess as a sport, but that doesn't mean you can't admire the work ethic, talent, etc. of the best players in the world.
Personally, I'm a very unskilled amateur but enjoy learning about some of the all-time greats - just like baseball, basketball, football, boxing, hockey and all the rest.
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01-22-2018, 06:56 AM
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A bit OT, but does anyone remember in the late 80s where all of a sudden everyone and his mother and great aunt were playing backgammon? Everywhere I looked. Everyone was playing. Tournaments. People were taking lessons.
I haven’t seen a backgammon board pulled out now in decades. (Obviously millions of people around the world love the game.) Last edited by Snapolit1; 01-22-2018 at 07:02 AM.
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01-22-2018, 11:30 AM
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These days, there are so-called E-sports. This often involves people playing video games...for an audience...with television coverage.
If that qualifies as a “sport” then so, too, would chess. Just my opinion.
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01-22-2018, 12:38 PM
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Boomers created video games.
Anyway, I like that E-sports became a thing. Not everyone is blessed with athletic ability or an athletic body but everyone and anyone can learn how to play a video game. I can't think of a better way to make a living either.
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01-23-2018, 09:27 AM
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