What does chess have to do with Math?

A lot of people always assume that if you are good at chess you automatically must be good at math. Someone please tell me the correlation. Thanks

Lmbooo typooooo 

geometry maybe. math is a broad subject.

No, I can't really see a correlation. 

so, if one uses algebraic notation it doesn't mean they know algebra? 

I am not too bad of a chess player, and I can't remember a thing about math other than the basics.  But I do believe that good mathematicians should not have much trouble reaching average chess playing level

The ability to "see" into the abstract defines both chess and math, like having a strong back is good in football and construction. This is only potential not yet realized 

I tutored math in high school so in my case the stereotype happened to be true but I think there is a weak correlation, if any. There are many chess masters who are bad at math and many mathematicians who are bad at chess. 

They're both esoteric in the sense a layman can't tell who is good and who isn't (unlike a music or sports).

They both involve logic.

And anything with those two points (above) is generally associated with intelligence.

In other words people tend to think of them as similar whenever they don't know much about one (or both).

Yeah, every 5 year old dude, but not 5 year old girls, that's why boys have an unfair advantage.