Relationship between Chess rating and I.Q?

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Not really, the comment didn't go much into specifics what are the "chess skills" that are directly related to intelligence. I would say problem solving, understanding complex concepts, intuitive priorization are all abilities needed in chess and are also some of the fundamentals of intelligence. Of course intelligence is hard to define and draw a line on, its an ever evolving concept according to our understanding. Memory, on the other hand I believe is not usually seen as part of intelligence, but intelligence might support memory when it matters - Understanding a concept makes it easier to memorize.

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#1622 Good comment.For that's reason ...That is why chess is unpredictable and a good challenge for everyone.🙂

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I am a professor of psychology with a subspeciality in statistics. I've published in intelligence journals with my colleague who is currently president of the intelligence society. So if I may,

There is published research on the relation between chess ability and IQ. The research estimates the correlation to between .11 and 34. For simplicity, I suggest considering the correlation to be around .25 to provide a convenient point estimate (r=.25). It is not 0. It is not 1. A lot of people on this site who have estimated the relation via formulas make the mistake of treating the correlation as equal to 1, thereby yielding unrealistically high projections of the IQs of chess greats.

The average (or mean) chess rating is approximately 620 (rapid). I estimate the standard deviation to be around 430. Factoring in a correlation of .25, you get projections as follows for general IQ. I've provided a 68% confidence interval (approximate). The percentile rankings for chess ratings and corresponding IQs are shown, but in the form of probalities. Multiply by 100 to get a percentile ranking (the percent of people scoring below those with the listed score).

Caveats:
1. Some people on this site have argued whether IQ is genetic or due to environmental factors. The research is abundantly clear that it is both.

2. When projecting IQ from chess ratings, you will get a phenomenon known as regression to the mean. Thus, a Magnus Carlson could have an IQ much greater than my estimated 137.5. Or he may be in the range I have provided. There is no way to know exactly without an IQ test. But let's equate not being able to know exactly with not being able to make a reasonable inference. He is quite likely brighter than 90% of people in the general population.

3. When researchers discuss IQ, they tend to use a prevailing interpretation that corresponds with well-developed and validated tests. However, those in the field also know that interpretations of intelligence can vary (see Gardner's work).

Hello. You are referring to the inherited consciousness theorized by Jung?. Is relationship with other things or just with chess been studied in detail?What do you think about the different branches of psychology? We know that there are less popular psychologies.

Agree or not agree with that? https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/beautiful-minds/what-do-iq-tests-test-interview-with-psychologist-w-joel-schneider/

About link I share,we can say that,for a Chess player inteligence can be find in a good Chess player.I am trying to approach this thread not only from a point of view, for example, psychology, morality, spirituality, genetics, ethics, but from a general and universal point of view.

Chess is strategy not intelligence

As IQ and chess ratings do not have a 1 to 1 correspondence there are obviously other factors that influence chess ability. A person with lesser IQ may possess greater capabilities in these other areas and be a much stronger chess player than people with substantially higher IQs.

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Agree cause Inteligence is not one thing ,only chess or other only...

I don't know how quality and amount of training were controlled/considered in the study but that'd be the main variable. There are obviously other mental variables like ability to concentrate, memory and drive, some of which correlate with iq as well.

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Im pretty decent at chess and my IQ is 72. Here's an image:

I can guarantee your iq is not 72 unless you have suffered some neurological issue