http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...cle2062480.ece

"Chess is played by more than four million people in Britain and is second
only to football in popularity."

"Jerzy" wrote in message
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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...cle2062480.ece

"Chess is played by more than four million people in Britain and is second
only to football in popularity."

The political editor of the Independent seems not to think this sociology
very interesting, except that it relates to pressure to exalt it as a sport,
get lottery money for it, and Kasparov's attentions to Tony Blair and
questions in parliament.

Phil

"Jerzy" wrote in message
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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...cle2062480.ece

"Chess is played by more than four million people in Britain and is second
only to football in popularity."

It's a sad day for Britain. I had thought the British were more sensible.
That chess is a sport is simply absurd. The Battle of Waterloo was won on
the playing fields of Eton,
--
Ian Burton
(Please reply to the Newsgroup) not on the chess boards of
Simpsons-in-the-Strand.

Ian Burton wrote:

"Jerzy" wrote in message
...
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...cle2062480.ece

"Chess is played by more than four million people in Britain and is second
only to football in popularity."

It's a sad day for Britain. I had thought the British were more sensible.
That chess is a sport is simply absurd. The Battle of Waterloo was won on
the playing fields of Eton,
--
Ian Burton
(Please reply to the Newsgroup) not on the chess boards of
Simpsons-in-the-Strand.

Well said. It's obvious that chess is not a sport. It's a parlour game.
It seems to me that chess in the UK could be neither more badly served
nor more badly run if we were actively trying to *prevent* its being
played here. Really, we're a bunch of amateurs who have no clue. A sad
day, indeed.

Mark Houlsby

Chess One wrote:

"Jerzy" wrote in message
...
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...cle2062480.ece

"Chess is played by more than four million people in Britain and is second
only to football in popularity."

The political editor of the Independent seems not to think this sociology
very interesting, except that it relates to pressure to exalt it as a sport,
get lottery money for it, and Kasparov's attentions to Tony Blair and
questions in parliament.

Phil

I hate to break it to you, Phil, but this sociology is *not* very
interesting. What it *is* is depressing. We seem determined to do
everything as badly as possible.

"Ian Burton" wrote in message
...

"Jerzy" wrote in message
...
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...cle2062480.ece

"Chess is played by more than four million people in Britain and is
second only to football in popularity."

My post got messed up on the first go. Ame resending it.


It's a sad day for Britain. I had thought the British were more sensible.
That chess is a sport is simply absurd. The Battle of Waterloo was won on
the playing fields of Eton, not on the chess boards of
Simpsons-in-the-Strand.


--
Ian Burton
(Please reply to the Newsgroup)

Is that because whats happening to them in Cricket in Australia ?

Abu Hamza wrote:

Is that because whats happening to them in Cricket in Australia ?

Your question appears to be incomplete... is that because what's
happening to them in Cricket in Australia...what?

Did you mean to write: "Is that because what's [note the apostrophe -
denoting the omission of the "i" of "is"] happening to them in cricket
[note the lowercase "c" - in this case, "cricket" is not a proper noun.
In the case of Jimmy Cricket it is....] in Australia takes them too
far from home?"

Or perhaps "Is that because what's happening to them in cricket in
Australia is disrupting their sleep patterns?"

Do tell, I'm on tentahooks here.

Mark Houlsby wrote:
Abu Hamza wrote:

Is that because whats happening to them in Cricket in Australia ?

Your question appears to be incomplete... is that because what's
happening to them in Cricket in Australia...what?

Did you mean to write: "Is that because what's [note the apostrophe -
denoting the omission of the "i" of "is"] happening to them in cricket
[note the lowercase "c" - in this case, "cricket" is not a proper noun.
In the case of Jimmy Cricket it is....] in Australia takes them too
far from home?"

Or perhaps "Is that because what's happening to them in cricket in
Australia is disrupting their sleep patterns?"

Do tell, I'm on tentahooks here.

Duh. Search Google News for "cricket Australia". Ask and ye shall
learn. England is getting its butt kicked by Australia at some big
cricket match.

Congratulations to the UK for finally catching up to the rest of the
world about chess being a sport. Now if only the United States would
do the same ...

The guy who said chess is "a parlor game", he obviously hasn't put as
much into chess as I have, nor has he gotten as much out of it.

wrote:
Mark Houlsby wrote:
Abu Hamza wrote:

Is that because whats happening to them in Cricket in Australia ?

Your question appears to be incomplete... is that because what's
happening to them in Cricket in Australia...what?

Did you mean to write: "Is that because what's [note the apostrophe -
denoting the omission of the "i" of "is"] happening to them in cricket
[note the lowercase "c" - in this case, "cricket" is not a proper noun.
In the case of Jimmy Cricket it is....] in Australia takes them too
far from home?"

Or perhaps "Is that because what's happening to them in cricket in
Australia is disrupting their sleep patterns?"

Do tell, I'm on tentahooks here.

Duh. Search Google News for "cricket Australia". Ask and ye shall
learn. England is getting its butt kicked by Australia at some big
cricket match.

Congratulations to the UK for finally catching up to the rest of the
world about chess being a sport. Now if only the United States would
do the same ...

The guy who said chess is "a parlor game", he obviously hasn't put as
much into chess as I have, nor has he gotten as much out of it.

Chess is not a sport. A sport is an athletic competition requiring
stamina and athleticism, like Soccer or Baseball or even Cricket. Chess
is a Cerebral Activity. It does not belong in the main olympics with
Track and Field, etc.

Not to be Politically Incorrect, but if a parapalegic can play a
'sport' like chess as well as a person with all his physical facilities
(or even not as well), then, well, it's not a sport is it? It fails the
test.