disagree with that statement.

I really admire how you lure them in, Yereslov. You've got trolling down to a science, and that, my friend, is a sure sign of intelligence. Some people troll by name calling and insults, but you cloak your trolling with the appearance of being sincere in your misguided thinking, which is much more apt to provoke a response.

And when the fish stop biting, you up the ante by throwing a ridiculously outlandish comment into the mix, like suggesting Morphy would be a patzer today, knowing it's like throwing chum into the ocean.

You've truly raised trolling to an art form, and for that, I salute you, sir!

Troll away!

You can disagree all you want. In the end thinking alone is not going to win you a game. 

Chess is a visual game. 

I'm not trolling.

Ooops - looks like alexlaw stopped biting. What to do now? I can't wait to see the master at work! Hurry! He's getting away!

argue with that to dan heisman 

Well played, Yereslov; you can chase after alexlaw another day. Best to concentrate on the fish still swimming around the boat.

not me, I am done with feeding the troll too. 

Uh-oh. A referral to another poster? Is that like telling you to fish in another pond?!

They're all swimming away! What are you going to do? I hate to presume to know how the master thinks, but I'm guessing you're going to pull in your lines, start the engines and head for another forum. Surely there will be hungry fish there and you've got plenty of chum left and those shiny new lures.

Bon voyage!

Can intelligent person suck at chess, forever?

What a silly question. No. Of course not. Eventually their streak of "bad luck" must, of necessity, end. It's called death.

I'm pretty sure dead people suck at chess.

Prove it.

Being an achess player is not at all the same as being a bad chess player.

Note: I just invented that achess word, it isn't a typo.

http://www.chess.com/members/view/death

Upon reflection, I don't think that "achess player" would be correct. I'll go for "chess aplayer", instead.

Really boggles the mind how people can play blindfold chess then.

Geez, TheGrobe really hit the nail on the head with that one. Can't refute that

Take 100 people of IQ 130, 100 people of IQ 100, of comparable work ethic. Teach them chess. After some time, play a tournament. What will the final cross table look like?

Probably a mixed bag with a bit of a skew in favour of the 130ers.  IQ's such a course measure of "Intelligence" -- many of the 100's could in fact be very strong in areas that help them with chess but don't help you on an IQ test.

With respect to your (2406-1000 then /10) 141 IQ, I suspect that this would demonstrate their capacity to learn basic patterns quickly, which is a good part of intelligence.  Actual ongoing chess play needs some more hard work and experience and maybe a little natural gift to get great.  Of course, I am guessing only as I claim to be neither master nor mentat.