Abstract - Chess in the Light of a Comprehensive Definition of Sport
This paper shows that chess may be called a sport since it fits the definition of the word, both in descriptive and analytical terms [Krawczyk 2000]. On the assumption that theoretical knowledge involves the entirety of statements on a subject, and a scientific theory attempts to explain the matter – in this case, sport – from a given point of view [Grabowski 1999], the author begins from presenting a number of various depictions of sport. Then, basing on a comprehensive definition of the word, he tries to prove that chess belongs to the domain of activities defined as sport.