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 of the strangest coincidences of all time: two chess players dying on the same day at […]
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 member schools voted to allow schools to sponsor teams in bass fishing, chess, bowling and target […]
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 the Olympic Movement and identifying ways to improve and increase the participation of women in the […]
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 to be very successful in what you do, whether it is playing, coaching, and promoting chess, […]
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 researchers at the IRMES (Institut de Recherche bioMedicale et d’Epidemiologie du Sport at INSEP, Paris, France), […]
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 years. The event attracts competitors from 45 nations and territories in the region. The Asiad hosts […]
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 gymnastics is considered a competitive Olympic sport, but ballroom dancing is not. Handball and badminton are […]
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 of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome (winning or losing), but […]