Chess isn't much of an intelligent game

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"The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life." - Paul Morphy

Kingsgam

morphy had it correct. Zoom or focus distorts the field. perspective says opportunity cost. chess teaches lessons like time, space, movement rules, different values. options are good. originally for kings to settle disputes, rather than real wars and lives. basic principles can't be beat in the practical environment aptitude is seen in the eyes wisdom is applied aptitude over time IQ has a Natural Distribution, very few are highly intelligent cheers

66JAX66
Smh
TeacherOfPain

Well I think we got the answers for the forum, I don't think there is anything else to talk about to be honest. 

Peace 

kentridgedrunkard
Just take the L please
Kingsgam

IQ is routinely devalued as a way to false equality goals. Today we pontificate on EQ, not IQ. Again this is for Equality goals. As a former nuke team leader, retired state economist, I have been tested by civilian, military, and government agencies. Not getting Affirmative Action preference, I have to be the best of the best. Aptitude is seen in the eyes. Mine are physically different, kaleidoscope in color. IQ is applied aptitude, over time. Wisdom is IQ over time with discipline. There is no substitute for IQ. Former nuke team leader, said as someone who sets the curve in every section. Chess players are an interesting lot. Extremely narcissistic. However, there are very few highly intelligent people in the world by Natural Distribution. Objective truth. Most have a problem with objective truth. Most prefer affirmation, not information. Group IQ down since 1970. Opportunity Cost of SJW. You can't beat the basic laws of economics. Retired state economist.

VirusS3

thank you Kingsgam.

VirusS3

an IQ of 45 is not possible. Stop trolling

VirusS3

who told you you have an iq of 45?

Phylo-Beddo

noughts and crosses is much more exciting.

boyeu2011
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boyeu2011 wrote:
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chessmix63 wrote:

this thread was clearly created by a bullet player. people who take time and effort to tihnk during a slow game know the truth. bullet is based off simple rules: give your opponent things to think about so he gets into time trouble and either flags or blunders. not  much of an intelligence game indeed

If there were any intelligent chess players, I would say bullet players are BY FAR the most intelligent. In longer time controls you get to spend an absurd amount of time justifying a single move. You already know where your pieces are and where the opponent's pieces are. Just look at the board and you'll do fine. Games like poker, League of Legends, and Mario Kart take way more skill since you need to rely on game sense and logic to know where the opposing party is. In chess just look at the board. In bullet the pieces are moving so fast you need to rely on your own intuition and thus your natural intelligence. 

I don't understand how those game are more intelligent than chess.

Proof that chess does not attract the brightest minds. Those games take infinitely more skill than chess ever will. 

Yes, but I'm not good at chess. And that can be excused for my age.

Marie-AnneLiz
chessmix63 a écrit :

tho he is a 1700 in rapid. perhaps hes just such a brilliant genius that it seems to him that it doesnt take much intelligence to play well

1700 in rapid here = 1500 Elo;so nothing to brag about.

An_asparagusic_acid

Blitz chess, is the only form of chess that requires intelligence.

TeacherOfPain

It is Chess IQ vs Human IQ that is the main difference. 

There have been many that had regular IQ's such as 100-110 or even slighltly higher such as 120 to be great at the game of chess. Honestly it just depends on how great you are at the game. 

There is no direct coorelation, sure it maybe some coorelation but saying that both of them would be the same is like saying a horse is the same thing as a car. They are different as one is specifically measurable for chess and the other pertains to multiple things. in life. Yes again they have some coorealtion but are not the same and should not be measured as the results would not be accurate. 

 

boyeu2011
An_asparagusic_acid wrote:

Blitz chess, is the only form of chess that requires intelligence.

To each their own. You are good at blitz, so you think that.

TeacherOfPain

Now thinking about it: Chess is a game of intuition, study, understanding, dedication, skill and experience. 

Little has to do with it when it comes to intelliegence, sure you have to memorize some moves, however without the previous puzzle pieces mentioned, intelliegence couldn't support being good a chess alone, there always has to be a foundation, and the foundation is built on what was previously said.

Marie-AnneLiz
An_asparagusic_acid a écrit :

Blitz chess, is the only form of chess that requires intelligence.

And Slow chess require Creative Thinking and  Pattern Recognition and Patience and Strategic Thinking and Concentration and Calmness Under Pressure and Abstract Reasoning etc etc...