Sjakk var vel en del av "idrettene" i OL? Sammen med poesi.
Visstnok feil:
"The Olympic games of 1896 showcased athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, weight lifting, and wrestling, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)"
eller ikke:
"It was International Olympic Committee founder Pierre de Coubertin's great dream to marry the aesthetic with the athletic—thus, every Olympics between 1912 and 1948 awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals to artists. There were five categories of individual competition: Architecture, painting, sculpture, literature, and music. Artworks were required by official Olympic rules to "bear a definite relationship to the Olympic concept." Musical compositions, for example, which "glorified a sporting ideal, an athletic competition or an athlete, or which were intended for presentations in connection with sporting festivals" could be entered for review and evaluation by an international jury. Other curious specifications include a 20,000-word limit on literature entries (a category divided into dramatic works, lyrical works, and epic poetry) and a one-hour time allotment for the presentation of each musical work."
Så sjakk var aldri en olympisk øvelse.