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Very polite way of putting it.
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 >


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 >

If you can't cup the balls , what's the point?? >

I forget most people on this app are odd balls