Chess- it's not a sport

[geekbot]

Anyone here play Chess? Anyone interested in an online correspondance type game? Drop me an IM.

In other news, Chess is recognized by the Olympic Committee as a sport (no idea what they think they're doing over there, besides maybe trying to make more money):

http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/rec...d/index_uk.asp

[Squeezer]

Also on that list are:

Bandy
Boules
Korfball
Life Saving
Netball
Orienteering
Pelote Basque
and Wushu

All of which, I have never in my life heard of.

[Epinephrine]

Wushu is a form of kung fu which is practiced by tens of millions in China. It's the style that Jet Li uses (he was a 4-time Chinese national champion in it in fact).

[Zippo342]

I thought it was a little dragon from the movie Mulan (j/k)

[Da1andonly]

orienteering is when you get out in a wood or something and you're supposed to find controls and shit and make a course with only basically using a compass and a somewhatlikish map :P

[Da1andonly]

oh, and bandy is like ice hockey but with a football sized yard and with different sticks and bigger goals and a ball instead of a puck!



Also, life saving shouldn't be too hard to guess what it is...just ask gophar :P

[semenfaze]

Also on that list are:

Life Saving

What the bloody shit?!?

[Superted]

Netball is Basketball for women, you can't dribble the ball (gotta stand still when you have it)

[eehh]

What the bloody shit?!?

if your shit is bloody, im sure you need some life saving..

[Subjugation]

Anyone here play Chess? Anyone interested in an online correspondance type game? Drop me an IM.

In other news, Chess is recognized by the Olympic Committee as a sport (no idea what they think they're doing over there, besides maybe trying to make more money):

http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/rec...d/index_uk.asp

Online correspondance game? You mean like just playing online at Yahoo, or do you mean like...you email me a move like King to J3, or something...

Btw, does anyone play backgammon online? I like the game, but I'm a really mediocre player. I'd be happy to play someone sometime.

[NaiLed]

this boy was playing chess at chess club today and he lost and got pissed off so he got up and broke the person who beat him's arm then apparently he smacked the teacher in the face and the police had to come an apparently they took him away and i think the ambulance came too and all the ppl who were supposed to have lessons in the big building werent allowed to go inside and they had to wait outside and i only had a bit of my lesson left

tru story

[geekbot]

Correspondance as in moves take 1-2 days and a game takes a couple of months. It's easier than real time because you only need to devote a couple minutes per day and I'm a busy guy with places to go.

If you're interested forum pm me and we can work out details. I don't know why I said IM me in the first post. I meant forum PM.

[K2Grey]

Well, it depends on what your definition of sport is.

Chess is definitely very competitive and requires a fair amount of physical endurance (especially if it's a long match).

[Subjugation]

Well, if you mind playing against a terrible player, then I'm not a good candidate. I have played chess 3 times in the last 10 years. But I used to enjoy playing as a kid.

I would like to play, though. Still interested?

[geekbot]

Sent a forum pm, yo.

I'm pretty lenient in my definition of a sport but Chess is going too far. It's more SAT than NBA.

Ho ho, I'm funny.