Is chess a sport or a game and why?

Question

Is chess a sport or a game and why?

Answer 1

yeah its defo a game

Answer 2

It's a game. One that I like.

It'd be like calling sudoku a sport.

Answer 3

i am not so sure about a sport. but it is a game and I like it

Answer 4

It's a game because it requires no physical exertion.

Answer 5

you would have to be mad if you know what a sport is and a game and asking which chess is. sports are physical, games are mental, it's obviously a game

Answer 6

Chess is neither a sport nor a game, but rather an art.

Answer 7

Chess is a game, because the over-the-board time controls prevent it from being treated properly as a science.  Postal chess allows much more serious analysis, however, and that way it is scientific, but unlike science, solving chess does not lead to any benefit for mankind.  Chess has many sport-like characteristics, because the duel-like nature, skill level, concentration, excellence and even physical conditioning are all required for olympic efforts.  But because it does not rely on physical prowess, it is not considered a sport.  Finally, chess is a game because it is played as such by most, and even has a tricky psychological element players can use to their advantage, which are anathema to sport or science.

Answer 8

dunno but in russia it is the national game

Answer 9

Chess is a game. The only muscles you use is your brain, so not much sport in it.  

Answer 10

game you dont do anything physical

Answer 11

a mental sport