Is Chess a sport and if so are Esports conjointly classified

Hi. I've sort of gotten addicted to this topic lately. It was about video games being sports. An ex-gamer, I automatically ruled no, for many logical reasons, one being that there is nothing tangible about a video game itself. Then I encountered a number of people who said chess isn't a sport either. I ruled that real sports can be experienced outside. Chess involves moving the pieces and pawns, memorizing and visualizing squares and positions, and physical strength to maintain your composure and keep on moving pieces. With a notoriety for the longevity of the games, this indeed will require some physical endurance at the high level. the definition, as many of us familiar with the topic, an activity involving physical exertion in which an individual or team competes against one another competitively for entertainment. Chess does in fact, fit this category, subjective to what physical extent means here of course. My consensus for classifying a true sport is that it has to take place in a tangible environment, and has the potential to be played outside and become extensive to that the team or person can experience fatigue. What are your thoughts? I also think classifying video gaming is a sport is kind of disrespectful to the people who risk their lives and functioning of their latter years for entertainment.

Hi, yeah over the past couple days I've come to the consensus that sport is a perceived consensus and not a distinct definition. The general direction, at least here, is that athletics are sports and other activities are games, but with the changing world, video games can be considered sports, just as chess is, and already is recognized by the International Olympic Committee 

Dang. I needed these words when I was debating with my acquaintance that e-games aren't sports. I get that times are changing and all but there are simply some e-games that I wouldn't consider as sports. My acquaintance's defense was that e-games also needed tactics and thinking like chess, but it's just not the same, ya know? Lololol. I finally found someone who thinks the same

I respect e-sports a lot, however do agree that they shouldn't be compared. Imagine a renowned baseball player came up to a esports player and saying, "If I trained to be like you for four years, I could easily become a tops esports player." The validity of that is sketchy to say the least, because many esports players devote themselves to the game and the baseball player is busy with other things, like his or her career. However, I do say that with practice, a retired baseball player could theoretically preform significantly well in virtual sports, but vice versa is a bit harder. You have to be a certain weight or height for most sports, and start in secondary or college sports. It's theoretically possible, but it's just not the same like you said. Virtual sports and physical should be separated for the reason that they are just too different. Putting them together under "sports" is really a stretch enough lol. Chess however, does have noticeable physical qualities at the high level. An article, don't remember the name, noted that you can burn 6,000 calories just by running through lines in your head and thinking of positions. It also said that Antoly Karpov lost 22 pounds in his matches against his predecessor Kasparov.  He abandoned the game due to exhaustion. I don't really think it's possible to lose that much weight playing video games lol. The matches are relatively short. You might sweat for a few minutes but that's about it

I truly believe so, but in my opinion - chess should be added to a specific category of esports tournaments. Talking about esport disciplines and teams, how often do you watch esport games and where do you read information about cybergames' teams? I like to read website like these ( here: https://www.getinproleague.com/blog/post/iem-katowice-2021-winner-who-are-gambit-esports-03k4938sz ), where authors tell everything which is related to it, giving all the information needed about each team.