If You're A Chess Player, You're Probably Smarter Than Others. Is this, TRUE?

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i used to think when i was a kid in San Francisco i was way ahead of the whole elementary school in math. My papers where platered all over the school. Unfortunately the teachers did not teach me anything newer but made me wait untill the students caught up with the knowledge i had.

Later in life I felt i had a quick anylitical mind and could solve intricate problems quickly.  I used that in my employment and sports.

But know at 85 years old my chess is going down the drain . . .

               

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You can get better at playing any video game it won’t make you smarter being good in chess k’being able to predict and having control over the board makes you feel smart because this rarely happens irl. Plus you shouldn’t care about being smart. And lastly in chess sometimes you must ask yourself:do I need to react to this? When attacked by a piece, in life it also works. If chess is good for you play it, if not don’t
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Hmmmmm

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Being a chess player doesn't mean you're probably smarter than others; it just means you're probably not an idiot.

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I am definitely an idiot. Then again I am very low rated.....hmmmmmm 

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No, I'm totally moron. I stuck under 1000 and cannot reach it. Now I'm only 840.

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840 would be a dream come true! You are a legend my friend and don't u ever forget it!

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George1st napisał:

840 would be a dream come true! You are a legend my friend and don't u ever forget it!

 

On YouTube I have read that some people reached 1500 afer a month of playing. I have been learning since December 2021...

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DarthVobis wrote:
George1st napisał:

840 would be a dream come true! You are a legend my friend and don't u ever forget it!

 

On YouTube I have read that some people reached 1500 afer a month of playing. I have been learning since December 2021...

I have been playing here since 2011. Have a look and stop beating urself up. : )))

 

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TTV_WAWAbyWibWib napisał:
DarthVobis wrote:
George1st napisał:

840 would be a dream come true! You are a legend my friend and don't u ever forget it!

 

On YouTube I have read that some people reached 1500 afer a month of playing. I have been learning since December 2021...

What did you learn?

 

Chess courses from YouTube and I solve puzzles.  And play of course.

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Listen to TTV. : )))

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TTV_WAWAbyWibWib napisał:
DarthVobis wrote:
TTV_WAWAbyWibWib napisał:
DarthVobis wrote:
George1st napisał:

840 would be a dream come true! You are a legend my friend and don't u ever forget it!

 

On YouTube I have read that some people reached 1500 afer a month of playing. I have been learning since December 2021...

What did you learn?

 

Chess courses from YouTube and I solve puzzles. 

That's what you did to study.  What did you learn?  What improvement did you make?

 

Last Christmas I was at 490. I've learnt a lot of theory - openings, tactics, endgames etc. But on a chessboard it doesn't work.

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TTV, I can't help him but u can. : )))

 

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DarthVobis skrev:
TTV_WAWAbyWibWib napisał:
DarthVobis wrote:
TTV_WAWAbyWibWib napisał:
DarthVobis wrote:
George1st napisał:

840 would be a dream come true! You are a legend my friend and don't u ever forget it!

 

On YouTube I have read that some people reached 1500 afer a month of playing. I have been learning since December 2021...

What did you learn?

 

Chess courses from YouTube and I solve puzzles. 

That's what you did to study.  What did you learn?  What improvement did you make?

 

Last Christmas I was at 490. I've learnt a lot of theory - openings, tactics, endgames etc. But on a chessboard it doesn't work.

Well, you use at least half the time when playing so it is a start. Maybe try a couple daily game and truly spend a minute or two on every move, where you look for what you can do and how opponent can react to that move. Analyze your previous losses and write down your common misstakes, try to avoid them in future games. And repeat the lessons to see what you forgotten as well as what you don't implement in your game.

It is the good, old "Plan-Do-Check-Act" algorithm of improvement.

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I do like to think I’m smart, though =)

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I don't like to to think. : )

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Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by the ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that is stupid. – Albert Einstein.

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I think they're all NPD traits, unfortunately. I'm pretty sure you can be a genius at chess, but a complete retard when it comes to all the areas of life that actually matter ha. Sorry.

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Darxound wrote:

I think they're all NPD traits, unfortunately. I'm pretty sure you can be a genius at chess, but a complete retard when it comes to all the areas of life that actually matter ha. Sorry.

 

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I don’t think so