Magnus Carlsen: Chess is like physical sport
19 March 2013 Last updated at 06:16 ET
Magnus Carlsen, the highest-ranking chess player in the world, is in London for a tournament which will choose the player to challenge the reigning world champion, the Indian Viswanathan Anand.
On a rest day in the tournament, Magnus Carlsen spoke to the BBC’s Tim Franks, and outlined the similarities between chess and physical sports.
He said: “I think there are many elements of sport in chess. We prepare very seriously for the games, the main objective is winning, the players prepare physically as well as mentally, and it’s very tough – you get seriously tired playing long games.”
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess is like brawling.
Fischer said the same thing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPlXC3M8hbg
There is one way to truly prove chess is a sport, which is very simple.
Have a special mat, that can tell which direction people are walking, either leaving a tournament or joining a tournament, and the mat weighs the person.
I have come across the same story more than once, that after a big match players have lost weight.
One case I remember was, when Nigel Short lost over 30 lbs in the three weeks when he played Kasparov in the early Nineties.
You are far better connected than I Susan, so can check this out.
If we can prove that high level chess burns calories, we can prove it is a form of exercise and thus disprove the layman’s claim that it is not a sport because it does not burn calories.
Think of ski jumpers. They’re active 2 times 7 seconds, and talk to the press for two minutes.
Chess is so much more – I do not understand why Norw. media doesn’t cover this big event in London more. It’s super action, and very interesting.
Think of ski jumpers. They’re active 2 times 7 seconds, and talk to the press for two minutes.
Chess is so much more – I do not understand why Norw. media doesn’t cover this big event in London more. It’s super action, and very interesting.