Genius in chess
Sort:
Fantastic Post, thank you DeepNF3
wow u really did your home work on this well done and thank you its very insightfull, but it is alot to read though might have to read it a couple of times to fully understand it in its full context but thanks anyway....
Did you just quote the whole book?
Oct 22, 2007
0
#5
frenchduke, I came accross a webpage that had quoted "this" from the book, I thought it was a good idea to post it to our forums, I am going to buy the book myself it seems very interesting
One thing I don't agree with in the article is grandmasters having an IQ of above 160. Chess is not directly proportional to your IQ.
Hahah, I'm not debating the merit of it, it just seemed bloody huge tis all :p
I admire this kind of brain sharing!
Hmmm.......,it make sense.
Wow.. that was very interesting. Does a person qualify for being intelligent if they say they read ALL that post?
Kidding aside..it seems that most chess sites I have been to are compacted with highly intelligent people. Often they can be spotted just by the way they talk, and the words they use. Others, are quiet, with only a few laughs aimed at the others who boast that they are intelligent.
I really do think alot of the titled chess players are smarter. It really doesn't mean much to me, though. Some of these people are professionals in other fields, and others seem to have mental handicaps. I've worked at a chess site where I have been around savants. What does this all really mean?
What is man's intelligence really. God looks at man's wisdom and laughs. Why are the most brillant scientists still denying there is a god? I"m sorry, but I'd rather be me, with my small brain and believe in a Creator, than to be the most brillant man/woman on earth and deny the existence of God.
kaspariano wrote:
...back to good, old, phenomenal sexual prowess again, clearly an essential component to chess success ...
HA. its fun sometimes how in the middle of a tome, someone tries to say something crazy.
I like it, err well. not sold on the "prowess" idea. but that post was quite a mouthful. some thought provoking thoughts in there...
we could have a whole troll thread on the quote though.
I reckon "genius" and "chess" are words that don't belong together. It's a game. Many of us devote much time and respect the greats,but it's still a game. To say any chess player was/is a genius is just as bad as saying a footballer,snooker player or darts player is a genius -it's ridiculous. Chess players and "greats" use brain muscles. It utilises the lower brain muscles IMHO - but still great fun..
o.o
