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Why People Who Play Chess Are Smarter Than Regular People

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Skyandcaled
Apr 22, 2017
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Just wondering because one person I know is really good at chess and is extremely smart but one person is horrible at chess and is not smart
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president_max
Apr 22, 2017
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#2

Sample size too small

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KholmovDM
Jul 24, 2017
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#3

Define 'smart'.

If you mean IQ, then there's no correlation. 

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KholmovDM
Jul 25, 2017
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#4

Chess skill and IQ level have no correlation whatsoever. 

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KholmovDM
Jul 25, 2017
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#5

If there was correlation then Einstein would have been a much better player than he was.  There's influence, but it's not determinate. 

Simple fact is that most people can get to 1500. It's a matter of effort not of skill.