@Toscani said in #42:
> A sport must be able to reach a determined goal (target), have a time limit (active/physical) and have official rules (limitations/restrictions). It must demand skill and effort to discover (by standings) who becomes the winner or best.
> In a way rating distributions show how hard it is to be the best.
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lichess.org/stat/rating/distribution/blitz>
> Normally someone trains for a sporting event. Chess players do a lot of that before they become elite players.
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> A sport is not determined by BMI (Body Mass Index).
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> All active sports have elements that are organised for competitions.
chess usually marks all of those criterion you said. And yes, chess players do train for tournaments.