Does chess reflect your intelligence?

Do you agree or disagree

Wikipedia has an entry on "Chess as mental training."  The short answer to this question might be summed up as "maybe." 

My chess doesn't.

I sure hope not.

Yes - it does. being able to find the correct sequence of game winning makes it a sign of intelligence/science rather than a social art; however, many players play for the social & emotional interaction and do not believe in having to 'win' everything.So yes and no.

I think not. I don't make nearly as many mistakes in real life as I do on the chess board.

No, unless you play at a high level, like expert or higher, then I don't think chess playing ability reflects intelligence any moreso than being the best monopoly player in your house;)

yawn.... 

Hungry Hungry Hippos requires spatial intelligence, a deep understanding of logic, and most importantly excellent waitress skills

Chess reflects part of my intelligence.

i agree with hhh being a good reflection of intelligence - just make sure u don't lose ur marbles.

Compared to your endorsement of Hilary Clinton for President, chess is the major part

yes, especially if your opponent is a mirror....;-)

No  lol.  it is a reflection of how much chess study you done when you were young.

It would be pretty hard to get to 2000 while being dumb. Anyone who can do that is a genius.

Chess is a reflection of your ability to play chess.  Chess is a skill that requires a very specific set of knowledge and skills and is doesn't necessarily carry over to other situations. It certainly may help to be smart to become good at chess, IF your goal is to be good at chess.  But just being highly intelligent won't mean you will be good at chess, you have to put in the hours of playing, learning, and training.  Someone of average intelligence could become very good even great at chess if they commit to practice, put in the hours, and have good coaching.

Sums it up quite nicely. Pls copy and paste that in the other 1001 threads with the same subject, so that we can talk about more interesting stuff.

(Custard, if you have a similar brilliant and concise end-all-discussion-statement on the endless Women in Chess confusion that would be great!) 

I have been called both but im  not 2000 rated

Chess is a test of how strong your nerves to fight addiction to this game :P. As long as we have average intelligence, we still can be a strong player with proper training from early age. How obsess we are toward this game, is more crucial to determine our progress, rather than pure intelligence.