Unlike soccer etc, chess involves no physical exertion
I dunno... those rooks can be awfully heavy.

Come to think of it, that's probably why so many people consider darts a sport. Given the size of the players just getting to the ocky must count as physical exertion.


Well, it does cover soccer with its "away goal", which I don't consider to be much sporting
"whether or not something is "sporting" doesn't really define whether or not it's a "sport".