Why chess is really an extreme sportThe deaths of two players at the Chess Olympiad in Norway shows that it’s time tournaments came with a health warningStephen Mosstheguardian.com, Saturday 16 August 2014 04.00 EDT It seemed to me one...
Chess is a sport in Missouri
Missouri schools can add 4 activities as sportsBy The Associated PressFri, 05/03/2013 – 2:43pm SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Some favorite leisure time activities in Missouri could become high school sports. The Missouri State High School Activities Association announced Thursday that...
IOC World Conference on Women and Sport
Martha Fierro represented the FIDE WOM Commission IOC World Conference on Women and Sport www.fide.com The International Olympic Committee organizes a World Conference on Women and Sport every four years with the objective of analyzing the progress made within...
Question of the week
If all coaches know the X’s and O’s of sports very well, why are some way more successful than others? This question came from a number of people who have asked me in the past. What does it take...
Sport Performance Peaks From 20 To 30 Years Of Age
Study Suggests Sport Performance Peaks From 20 To 30 Years Of Age, Then Declines Irreversibly Main Category: Seniors / AgingAlso Included In: Sports Medicine / FitnessArticle Date: 03 Jul 2011 – 2:00 PDT Geoffroy Berthelot and Stephane Len, both...
Is chess really a spectator sport?
Is chess really a spectator sport?Board games weiqi and xiangqi made appearances at the Asian Games this year, but not everyone’s convinced they belongBy Peter Holland29 November, 2010 Just like the Olympics, the Asian Games are held every four...
Wesley So in Sports Page
Wesley So in Sports Page, the official magazine the Philippines Sport Writers Association Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Should Chess Be an Olympic Sport?
Should Chess Be an Olympic Sport?Tuesday, Aug. 05, 2008By MEAGHAN HAIRETIME.com – TIME Magazine What makes an Olympic sport? The games that get the official nod from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) can be controversial and sometimes bewildering: rhythmic...
What is a Sport?
What Is a Sport to You?by Sanjay Kumar According to Wikipedia.com, “Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities...