If chess has told me one thing, it's that my IQ is somewhere below room temperature.
What does chess reveal about you?
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I don’t think being good at chess has much to do with real life, however the game itself has many lessons to teach about real life. How good you are at it is irrelevant as I have met many high level players you have no concept of the lessons the game can teach you but I have also met players that simply have a love for the game who may not be considered to be the best of players who have an appreciation for the game that many players can’t grasp.
I'm of the opinion that you can find out a lot about a person by playing a game of chess with them. Things such as how much patience they have. How creative or complicated thier ideas are. Weather they are aggressive or defensive, ruthless or careless, a fighter or a quitter. And much more.
I know a few are born with a great understanding of the game, and there are some will never understand the game. And a high IQ by itself really doesn't make a great player. And chess is not be all and end all for the measure of ones intellect. But most players develope to a certain level of skill based on the traits mentioned and maybe a book here or there and pointers from better players or videos. So excluding professional chess players because of the time they have to dedicate to become masters of the game. I think most players have game that reflects thier own abilities and character.
Now here's the question.
Does someones ELO translate into real life? Do better chess players have a better chance at reaching thier goal or completing a given task?
And just for fun if you said yes to that question, what would you guess the average ELO of our world leaders to be?