Does anyone have information about any direct correlation between OTB rating and general intelligence? I vaguely recall British G.M Jonathan Levitt putting forward the notion that an I.Q of 120 indicates a person could, with sufficient work achieve a rating roughly = 2000 + [I.Q - 100] x 10
Therefore, we can conclude that even a relatively weak G.M would have an I.Q above 140 while super GM's like Kasparov would be > 180.
Those of us who have not yet reached 2000 should not despair. Levitt would tell us either to work at chess more often or change our method.
Given the studies such as that cited at www.auschess.org.au/articles/chessmind.htm I am of the opinion that I.Q is not a genetic parameter like eye colour that is handed out at birth, but rather can be altered through one's environment. I think there are three groups of people...average of which I am unfortunately a member, the gifted and the handicapped.
Any ideas or information on the subject is appreciated.
I think I.Q only correlates by ease to learn and calculate
not sure if anyone's posted this before, but here's a 2016 meta-analysis on this topic: https://artscimedia.case.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/141/2016/12/22143817/Burgoyne-Sala-Gobet-Macnamara-Campitelli-Hambrick-2016.pdf. There appears to be a real relationship between IQ and chess ability, but it appears to have a small-moderate effect size in general and a still smaller effect size among adult and higher rated (>2000) populations.
I agree with blueemu -- clever, well adjusted people tend to shy away from devoting their lives to games. (I'm a pro poker player btw)