"It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change, danger, and trouble. An animal perfectly in harmony with its environment is a perfect mechanism. Nature never appeals to intelligence until habit and instinct are useless. There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change. Only those animals partake of intelligence that have a huge variety of needs and dangers.”
― H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
When I started out in my career we hired a guy that seemed like a good fit.
2 days on the job, he made sure everyone at the office knew he was a MENSA member.
He didn't last 3 months in the job, got fired, no ability to actually deliver results or meet a deadline.
I.Q. is worthless. Do they still subject children to that nonsense?
never hire someone overqualified for the job.
Jengaias cites some good studies, which overall show there is not a deep relationship between chess and IQ testing.
IQ is far from perfect, as several commenters point out; however it is a strong predictor of success in Western societies, though not a guarantee.
I salute Kasparov for allowing his IQ to be publicized: 135. This puts Kasparov barely into the top 1%. His is not a freak genius IQ.
Furthermore there are masters with average IQs, i.e. less than 110, and occasional savants like Billy Collins the street player in Harvard Square who has beaten experts, masters, and grandmasters. Collins has been homeless since 1997.
Chess is a beautiful game but a rather specialized skill which doesn't have nearly as much to do with intelligence as many like to believe.
ugh, somebody mentioned Mensa.
So my IQ is higher than Kasparov's
I can die now. I don't have anything else to do here.
I feel like I'm having the opposite problem, I consider myself very smart, but I am HORRIBLE at chess.
maybe take off those crazy glasses?
aren't those Mars glasses ? the tongue is supposed to be all twirling around too.
Please refrain from name calling
Thank you!