is chess player an athlete?

Question

chess

Answer 1

Yes,


To play chess very well, you need to concentrate for a long time and not make a mistake. For this, you need to be in very good physical shape. Conditioning makes a difference weather your playing Chess, Boxing, Playing Tennis, Running.

A serious chess player has to watch their diet and portions:
No junk food and cigarettes whiskey and other bad stuff

Work out like do skip rope, swim, box, run 4 miles, play tennis just like athletes do, martial arts, push ups and situps, weights, hit thet heavy bag 600-500 times, Tredmill etc.

Answer 2

Playing chess at the highest levels is incredibly exhausting, because of the mental toll the game takes on these players. The top chess players have to be in very good physical condition in order to succeed.

One of the reasons the top computer programs are able to beat even the best human players in the world is because machines don't tire. They are able to calculate relentlessly, and always with the same level of accuracy.

On the other hand, the longer a human plays, the more tired they get, and the more tired they become, the less able they are to think clearly at a top level. Same holds true if you try to do homework late at night after football practice...if you're tired, you can't think as clearly.

So yes, the best chess players are 'athletes' in the sense that they're in great physical condition... but whether they're truly 'athletic' in the sense you're talking about depends on your definition of athletic.

I don't consider chess to be a sport, because it doesn't require specialized physical abilities. But it is definitely competitive at the highest levels.

Answer 3

I play chess, but I wouldn't consider a chess player an athlete. Normally an athlete is someone who used his body to exert energy in a physical skill contest. Chess is just sitting in a chair and using your mind.

Answer 4

Chess is a "sport" in the sense of it being a competition that does require physical stamina. When I was 20 years younger than I am now I had no problem lasting through a weekend tournament. Now it's a bit much for me.

On the other hand, I wouldn't count on chess being a complete cardio workout or anything.

Answer 5

Maybe or maybe not. A chess player does not need to exert physically like an athlete. So in general I believe the answer is no.

Answer 6

I would consider chess a sport; but not one that needs drug testing. There is no drug that will improve your chess knowledge or ability. While chess may seem on the surface to be sedentary, the chess player exerts a lot of energy. Bobby Fischer lost 10 pounds of body weight during the month that it took him to win the world championship.

Answer 7

The definition of Athlete is to play in a competitive sport. The definition of Sport is an active pastime; involving physical exertion; having a set form and body of rules. the definition of exertion is to bring effort and influence. So two out of the three definitions i see Chess be a competitive, challenging and also physical sport. psychical because you use your hands arms eyes and brain quickly.

Answer 8

Nope, that goes for all card and board games.

Answer 9

mentally athletic!

Answer 10

As much as a couch potato is.