Should Chess be considered a sport?By Lars Thomesen This November the World Chess Championship was held in Sochi, Russia. For the second year running Norwegian Magnus Carlsen was crowned World Champion, but on home soil, the 23-year-old’s achievements are...
Star athletes who play chess
Many athletes play chess. Here are just some stars (still alive) in their sports who play chess. NBA Kobe Bryant Larry Bird Magic JohnsonBill Cartwright Bill Walton Kareem Abdul JabbarDavid RobinsonDanny AingeChris BoshLarry JohnsonLatrell Sprewell NFL Shaun AlexanderLaVar ArringtonJim...
Correct assessment or ignorant comment?
Ketho reckons chess is not a sport Record five-time national chess champion, Phemelo Khetho had a go at his the sport on Facebook on Wednesday, dismissing it as unsuitable for the Olympics. “If chess is to be considered as...
Is it Time to Kill Big Money College Sports … and Switch to Chess?
Is it Time to Kill College Sports?By John Mitchell May 17, 2014 Did you know that in your state the highest paid public official is probably a college football or basketball coach? If there is any doubt to how...
Sports, eSports, or Games
December 19, 2013 at 2:00 pm HBO’s Real Sports laughs at eSportsBy Zoe Hawkins Where to begin? I’m honestly shocked that people on a high profile sports show could make a comment that something that’s a game can’t be...
Chess among ten most popular sports in Russia
Russian Internet giant “Yandex” has presented a list of ten most popular sports in Russia. The list was composed after examining queries in the Yandex search engine. The two most popular sports are football (5-10 million queries per month,...