I doubt it. People of many IQ's can win chess.com tournaments for trophies, and people who are geniuses may falter when it comes to chess. Skill has a direct relationship with trophies, I would think.
What is the relationship between IQ and chess.com trophies?
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I tend to agree with AuraLancer, we had a topic here once about IQ and success in chess and the only study cited showed that people with lower IQs actually did slightly better. I would say that visualization skills and practice determine tournament winners.
Timothy_P wrote:
we had a topic here once about IQ and success in chess...
lol
Ok AC I realize that forums here are not a reputable source, but the study was. And I realize that there were probably multiple threads on this, but I only read one.
I find all such "studies" semi-reputable (at best). 
But... why? I followed the original link - it was a university study.
lol
You can't exactly completely discredit a university study...though the issue is still largely undecided.
sure I can
AuraLancer wrote:
I doubt it. People of many IQ's can win chess.com tournaments for trophies, and people who are geniuses may falter when it comes to chess. Skill has a direct relationship with trophies, I would think.
I was hoping for a somewhat more serious and thoughtful answer to my super cerebral question, beginning, perhaps, with a brief analysis of what is a chess.com trophy, exactly, and how, exactly, does one acquire one? I think when we can settle that matter we can begin to chip away at the correct answer.
AuraLancer wrote:
You can't exactly completely discredit a university study...though the issue is still largely undecided.
First tell me the university, then I'll tell you whether or not I can discredit the study. For example, did any recent US president go to that university, which president, and how wealthy and well-connected were their parents?
What we first need are a number of university-sponsored studies to determine the answer to the question of what, exactly, is a chess.com trophy. No doubt the grant money is already getting ready to roll on that very matter.
reflectivist wrote:
First tell me the university, then I'll tell you whether or not I can discredit the study. For example, did any recent US president go to that university, which president, and how wealthy and well-connected were their parents?
Hey, you completely forgot to mention the football team. That's the most important thing!
There is a very strong correlation (1.0) between the # of trophies given out by a person and the IQ level of a person.
In other news, there's no relationship between me and my trophies.
That was funny, batgirl :)
reflectivist wrote:
AuraLancer wrote:
I doubt it. People of many IQ's can win chess.com tournaments for trophies, and people who are geniuses may falter when it comes to chess. Skill has a direct relationship with trophies, I would think.
I was hoping for a somewhat more serious and thoughtful answer to my super cerebral question, beginning, perhaps, with a brief analysis of what is a chess.com trophy, exactly, and how, exactly, does one acquire one? I think when we can settle that matter we can begin to chip away at the correct answer.
Oh I see, I was feeding a troll. Never mind.
Is there a relationship between ones IQ and chess.com trophies, and if so what is that relationship?