Chess and IQ.

This is pretty common, I myself have a chess rating online just below my IQ- hoping to bring them to match soon!

 I agree

Hi everyone,

I have read many times that Chess, IQ, math and abstract logic are connected.  But, of course, not in every case.  But generally, they are connected.

Genius level is pretty meaningless. The 140 figure is one standard deviation above the norm. A bit more than 2/3 of the population will be within one standard deviation of the norm, which means that about 1 in 6 people is (technically) a genius.

Kasparov has an IQ of139 or something like that.It was a myth that he had an IQ over 150.

I don't know that IQ scores are necessarily a good predictor of ability at chess; my verbal IQ is a high 140 (this verified by neuropsych testing, not on the internet). My visual-spatial IQ is 128, the disparity probably due to cognitive problems induced by MS. I'm pretty lousy at chess.

I have low IQ and I am rubbish at chess.

I think the math/pattern recognition part of IQ tests would correlate pretty highly with ability to play chess.  This of course depends on your familiarity with chess. 

Maybe the more correct ASSUMPTION to make would be that IQ tests correlate with your SPEED of learning chess?

Beethoven went deaf AFTER becoming a major composer.  Not to take anything away from the man, but this is a common historical overstatement.  Also, Einstein's delayed speech is now believed to have been due to his altered brain structure which also gave him his incredible ability at spatial processing.

Neither of the above items has anything to do with IQ.  I'm pretty sure Einstein would have crushed the life out of an IQ test while Beethoven would have, I dunno, contemplated the uselessness of it all before flying into a bipolar rage?

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/371698.stm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein's_brain

Here's some fun silliness:

http://hem.bredband.net/b153434/Index.htm

To my knowledge no such method has yet to be discovered that could actually tell how intellectual a person is. Different people have different capabilities. Some good at math, some at logic, some at literature (right/left brain thing). For example: computer plays chess pretty (a little too pretty for comfort) well but cant even make simple decisions in unfamiliar situations it isnt programmed for lol. About IQ tests: there could be various factors that might interfere with the scores. So dont be sad if u get a low IQ score or bad at chess. Just try to find things u r good at and capatilize on it. Thats how the earth spins baby lol.

 A bit of honesty in an online forum. Odd.

Chess understanding ability is definitely correlated with math brain (Lasker, Euwe etc.) Some of the greatest players were also good in foreign languages but I didn't remember which ones, Capablanca I think...I remeber a kid from my old neighbourhood who was just slightly smarter then Forrest Gump, his brother showed him the moves and he was not bad at all...

I see

Real genius shows at the highest levels of the game - at lower levels, technical proficiency acquired through study is worth a lot of IQ points.  For most of us, we have lots of room to improve without ever bumping into our IQ ceiling, so I don't worry much about the influence of things I cannot change. 

I may be stupid but I use every last bit of it.

I think if your IQ is high, your more likely to pick up on patterns and strategies easier than most, but honestly, most people that dedicate their life to this game can become very good with or without high IQs.

BTW...........aren't there like 85 threads like this already? does anyone check before they post a new one........

 I'd consider IQ tests as ads.

Sounds great   Dr_Doc_MD

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