Origin and Etymology of aneroid. French anÃ©roÃ¯de, from Greek a- + Late Greek nÄron water, from Greek, neuter of nearos, nÄros fresh; akin to Greek neos new â more at new. First Known Use: circa 1842.
Olympic Recognition. Chess has been recognized as a sport by the International Olympic Committee since 2000. It was an event at the Asian Games in 2006 in Doha and again in Guangzhou in 2010. It is also being considered for inclusion in the Pan-American Games.
However, this doesn't mean that all of the players are playing together on the same board (which would be known as a consultation match), but rather that the results of all games played by the team are added together to determine the overall match result. Team chess brings a new dynamic to chess competition.