I have read that the ability to play chess well is statistically linked to a person's aptitude for mathematics. There is a very strong correlation between the two. Is there a genetic basis? I have no idea, but in my experience an aptitude for chess flows across socio-economic barriers. There is a very diverse cross-section of the population at chess tournaments, giving rise to friendships in chess that might otherwise not exist. Bringing people together in friendly competition is one of the beauties of our game.
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It must be, since I suck at math and don't play chess very well.
Hello. I want to put something out there, for me its been like 3 years, why not I thought. Let's imagine the following situation. What if EVERYONE in the world started to learn how to play chess with decent dedication. Would Bradd Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, and all the football stars, famous singers, greatest golf players, and rich people, ect, would these people be the better chess players than if I would do go to a slum city in Africa, and teach them, what group of people be better? Be creative, like if the WHOLE WORLD were to learn, would China be the best chess players in general for instance? I think this very interesting.