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.
Chess just doesnât have the physical aspect of the game to be seriously considered as a sport. In fact, it probably took more physical activity for me to write why chess isnât a sport than for chess players to complete a match. Andy Arb is a senior journalism major and staff writer for The Journal.