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You cannot observe facial expressions

Why is that a problem?

or get a real feel for all the little nuances of the competition

If you can see the players and the ball, you can see the nuances
The entire concept of watching anything is dumb by this logic >

I don't think so.  Some things you can enter into a lot better during spectating than others.  Watching a chess match for example.  You can literally calculate every single thing that the players at the board can (leaving aside difference in skill). >

Chess is a sport though.... >

Board games aren't sports >

what constitutes a "sport" to you? >

An athletic activity with objective scoring. There's no physicality in chess. Therefore it's not a sport >

A chess game ends in a draw or a win for one of the players which is just like most sports if not all of them. Chess is physically demanding, with games often lasting for more than 8 hours. It also requires a certain amount of skill that can be improved and used competetively. It has an extensive set of rules that have to be followed at all times. >

How is chess physically demanding? Players sit still the entire time except to lift a piece which only weighs a few ounces. It's a mental game, not a sport >

You try doing anything for 9 hours then tell me how it is not physically demanding. >

I sit at my desk at work for nine hours a day. It's not physically demanding