Chess.... aah... thats one game i probably will never be able to play..... for the only reason that i have a very very short attention span... and i cannot have 10 next moves planned in my head.... my memory is too weak for that.... and ofcourse i find the wooden queen very unattractive....
What made me write about chess today is that i came across this article about Viswanathan anand becoming the world champion... yet again....
There is a small line in that article which says...
........"There is the odd country where there's some lingering doubt whether chess is art or sport," he says. "Quite clearly it is a sport."....
Hang on a minute! when did chess become a sport? ppl claim its a mind sport.... No disrespect to Mr. Anand, but that is soo lame! i dont think something like this should exist in the first place! Chess is a Game... lets leave it at that, shall we? lets call a person who sweats and works hard in the track, gym, court, ground a sportsman/woman.... If you dont do any kind of physical activity before/during the 'sport' then ur not a sports person and what u call 'sport' is not a sport!
While I'm on the topic, and if there is a term called mind sport, why don't i term some new sports!
Deception Sports - Poker and many card games come under this category.
Luck Sports - Snakes & Ladders, Ludo etc.
Geometry Sports - Snooker, Billiards, Pool, Carrom (because its all about the angles!)
Virtual Sports - all the football, cricket etc etc... u playon ur comp, ps2, xbox, etc.
Picnic Sports - Dog & the Bone, Lemon and Spoon....
Know more?? please feel free to add on....
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