YOUR IQ compared to" World Chess Champion" Garry Kasparov ..

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Too much similar math calculations for an IQ test. The Aristotle and Haydn question looking like a child's play. The test leaves the impression of unassorted things thrown in a heap. No wonder I never do them.

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I've never liked measuring intelligence by IQ. IQ may somewhat correlate with intelligence, but it does not describe it in any way. Especially given the kinds of questions used in IQ tests. For example, the 1st question in this test doesn't have the "right" answer: it all depends on what kind of oddity you are focusing on. wink.png I would pick the shark, for example, because it is the only ultimate predator from the list - yes, I know, whale is mammal and the other 4 are fishes, but that's just a matter of classification.

 

According to various tests, my IQ is around 138, but I have to respond in a way I assume they expect me to respond, instead of honestly, and I am VEEEEEERY FAR from the top 1% in terms of intelligence, trust me. tongue.png Compared to Kasparov, I am a dumb beast!

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camter wrote:

Dear me, I made the comment weeks ago, btick.

Better late than never I guess.

This thread started in 2011...some 300 weeks ago.  I wouldn't call my post "late".  It's the first time I saw your post, and it's just as misguided now as when you made it wink.png.  Now, if I had responded to the OP that is long gone, that would be late.

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Norman_Chu wrote:

 my IQ is 133 and i'm only 10!!!!!

-hits head on table 10000 times- First of all you should be on chesskid, and second of all that is wrong on so many levels...

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Another article which helps promote the myth that strong chessplayers are somehow smarter than weaker chessplayers and that is the source of their strength.  As an aside, there is no secret to improving at chess, whether you are smart of not.  1) Study the games of the world's best players, 2) play against strong competition and 3) have a strong player help you analyse your own games.  These are the 3 keys, not IQ.

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8/10, it was fun but this is not a true indication of your intelligent quotient. I had taken an official IQ test (one who's results are recognized my Mensa) as a child and it took more then a 1 day to complete.

Further, IQ is over rated. Often individuals who score highly on IQ tests score poorly on EQ (emotional quotient) testing.
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Supatag wrote:

I've yet to meet a strong Chess player who was an idiot but I have known some very intelligent people who failed to grasp Chess.

Spot on!

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aThinkingThing wrote:
8/10, it was fun but this is not a true indication of your intelligent quotient. I had taken an official IQ test (one who's results are recognized my Mensa) as a child and it took more then a 1 day to complete.

Did the test ask if you can use "whose" and "who's" correctly? wink.png

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btickler wrote:
camter wrote:

Dear me, I made the comment weeks ago, btick.

Better late than never I guess.

This thread started in 2011...some 300 weeks ago.  I wouldn't call my post "late".  It's the first time I saw your post, and it's just as misguided now as when you made it .  Now, if I had responded to the OP that is long gone, that would be late.

You really have me worried. People who one does not like are very useful, as they will tell the truth where others only flatter. 

But, I thought that particular post was reasonably true and sensible, and even mildly interesting and uncontroversial.

It will keep me awake tonight.

Anyway, thank you. Life goes on.

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btickler wrote:
aThinkingThing wrote:
8/10, it was fun but this is not a true indication of your intelligent quotient. I had taken an official IQ test (one who's results are recognized my Mensa) as a child and it took more then a 1 day to complete.

Did the test ask if you can use "whose" and "who's" correctly?

Thank goodness it did not! sad.png

I notice that and another typo in my post, but I couldn't find how to edit it from the iPhone application.

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Lol 6 years later...

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John Ludvig Hammer is a GM, but he's as dumb as a box of rocks, IMHO.   At the highest levels, memory is more important than IQ.   

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I’m 137 via a core evaluation test and I am horrible , but love, chess. IQ doesn’t correlate with much when you get into it. Some guy had a IQ of almost 200. Dudes a janitor.
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I have an IQ, measured by the Mensa organization, of 154.  But the IQ test doesn't heavily measure pattern recognition or certain kinds of memory and speed of recall.

If you give me lots of time - like daily/correspondence chess, where I have a 2116 USCF Correspondence Rating from the pre-strong-home-computer 1970's, then I play well.

If you give me 2 1/2 hrs/game - as in my U.S. Open OTB games, then I play well.

But give me less than hour on the clock and I struggle.  My main goal now is to improve on pattern recognition and the self discipline to pay more attention to hanging pieces and X-ray Attacks, two tactics that chesstempo's database says I miss a lot in Tactics Problems.

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i got 9/10 :\

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Shame i don't know cities..

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got 7-8 of 10 right. could of did better if thought properly about it.

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One could argue that Bombay is the odd man out since it is the only city that has changed its name.