Would you marry Judit Polgar?
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Eo____ wrote:
I would marry Judit Polgar or any of her sisters in a heartbeat, because I'd love my future children to inherit their chess intellect.
Yeah, that should keep you warm at nights, ten years down the road.
Nah.
Estragon wrote:
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Genetics is also a cooperative venture, remember. So even if chess ability could be inherited, there would be a 50-50 chance the children would inherit YOUR ability, and not hers.
ROFL!! 
Estragon wrote:
Genetics is also a cooperative venture, remember. So even if chess ability could be inherited, there would be a 50-50 chance the children would inherit YOUR ability, and not hers.
If it's 50-50 then the kids' chess playing ability would be somewhere in between mine and hers. Still pretty good.
I was going to make a comment about Ms Polgar, but decided to be nice. To answer the question, "No!"
Apr 15, 2010
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The irony of this thread is that, for me anyway, the real hero in the story of László Polgar and his three daughters is Nurture, not Nature.
From Wikipedia, for instance:
Although László is himself a mediocre player, whom Judit could beat at the age of five, he is an expert on chess theory and owns over 10,000 chess books. He is interested in the proper method of rearing children, believing that "geniuses are made, not born". Before he had any children, he wrote a book entitled Bring Up Genius!, and asked for a wife who would help him carry out the experiment. He found one in Klara, a schoolteacher... etc.
Eo____ wrote:
Estragon wrote:
Genetics is also a cooperative venture, remember. So even if chess ability could be inherited, there would be a 50-50 chance the children would inherit YOUR ability, and not hers.
If it's 50-50 then the kids' chess playing ability would be somewhere in between mine and hers. Still pretty good.
50/50 (or, more accurately, one-or-the-other) is not the same thing as average.
TheGrobe wrote:
Eo____ wrote:
Estragon wrote:
Genetics is also a cooperative venture, remember. So even if chess ability could be inherited, there would be a 50-50 chance the children would inherit YOUR ability, and not hers.
If it's 50-50 then the kids' chess playing ability would be somewhere in between mine and hers. Still pretty good.
50/50 (or, more accurately, one-or-the-other) is not the same thing as average.
That's not the way genetics work when it comes to intelligence. The level of intelligence of the offspring is usually (but not always) somewhere in between the level of intelligence of their parents.
Eo____ wrote:
TheGrobe wrote:
Eo____ wrote:
Estragon wrote:
Genetics is also a cooperative venture, remember. So even if chess ability could be inherited, there would be a 50-50 chance the children would inherit YOUR ability, and not hers.
If it's 50-50 then the kids' chess playing ability would be somewhere in between mine and hers. Still pretty good.
50/50 (or, more accurately, one-or-the-other) is not the same thing as average.
That's not the way genetics work when it comes to intelligence. The level of intelligence of the offspring is usually (but not always) somewhere in between the level of intelligence of their parents.
I think ill have to go with EO____ on this one. but i dont really know much about genetics anyway so this comment is probably worthless
Eo____ wrote:
TheGrobe wrote:
Eo____ wrote:
Estragon wrote:
Genetics is also a cooperative venture, remember. So even if chess ability could be inherited, there would be a 50-50 chance the children would inherit YOUR ability, and not hers.
If it's 50-50 then the kids' chess playing ability would be somewhere in between mine and hers. Still pretty good.
50/50 (or, more accurately, one-or-the-other) is not the same thing as average.
That's not the way genetics work when it comes to intelligence. The level of intelligence of the offspring is usually (but not always) somewhere in between the level of intelligence of their parents.
Is that right?
Still, I think maybe you're putting emphasis on the wrong attributes for a prospective spouse. Compatibility's a good place to start if you want your children to have the benefit of growing up with a stable home life.
LOL
Why, is she good enough to beat you asleep? That's one step way beyond blindfold chess.
tham123 wrote:
Estragon wrote:
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Genetics is also a cooperative venture, remember. So even if chess ability could be inherited, there would be a 50-50 chance the children would inherit YOUR ability, and not hers.
ROFL!!
I second that ROFL!
tonydal wrote:
Only if she stops yelling out chess moves in her sleep.
Yeah, because I'd be up all night writing them down.
Quick, someone calculate how many children they'd need to have in order to have close to a 90% chance of the chess genes being passed! We must breed an army of chess geniuses!!!
Fiveofswords wrote:
exe, if thats yr picture then i'm game...
James Archer is an odd name for the person in that picture.
Webhead wrote:
James Archer is an odd name for the person in that picture.
You got something against girls with guy names? I'm just kidding, I'm a guy sorry. And the picture is Kate Beckinsale, sexiest actress ever. I'm surprised neither of you recognized her.
I would marry Judit Polgar or any of her sisters in a heartbeat, because I'd love my future children to inherit their chess intellect.