ARE CHESS PLAYERS ABOVE AVERAGE IN INTELLIGENCE?

Intelligence quotient is a fraud, simply because intelligence can't be measured by numbers, this is a fact that has been proved already medium.com/incerto/iq-is-largely-a-pseudoscientific-swindle-f131c101ba39 anyone being self-flattered/discouraged by a tag that doesn't define such abstract concept as intelligence should have a reality check and be sure to know that human mind is much more than a set of measurable logical perceptions, it is accepted that there are in fact multiple innate intelligences in humans en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences which are out of number equations and generally depict qualities of thinking beyond logic, such as musical, naturalistic or verbal skills. In the matter of chess, as it can be learned and played by anyone at any age, it's sort of illusive to think that it defines the intelligence factor in people because: a) it's a game, b) its results aren't subjected to quantity of knowledge, c) as a player, no one needs insurmountable understanding to play a good game as in other games like Sudoku or Go. It's true that chess has been employed in enhancing learning abilities in education for children, but as a complement to other subjects as literature and mathematics it doesn't mean that chess will measure their capabilities at those matters and even Bill Gates was defeated by Magnus Carlsen in a chess game, in my opinion a healthy lifestyle is more a proof of intelligence than ability at logic games, but still chess is great for the development of thinking qualities in general, just not for categorization of intelligence.

@Whitedancingrockstar, it means that I have pointed out your grammar mistake. No need to stress about it.

Also, based on the interesting formula invented by @lovlas your IQ is actually about 11.8. Interesting.
[But @lovlas, you have 12,766 bullet games! Oh yeah, comment #79. But how is that really the actual formula?

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Okay don't take anything I say seriously.
Hey, were you about to take that sentence seriously? Stop breaking my instructions!

If you're bragging about how your IQ is 130+ I'd seriously reconsider what you just said. Only an arrogant dolt would have the audacity to lie about their intelligence - fearing to reveal their true stupidity. @Whitedancingrockstar is, of course, an exception ;)

@MathematicChess Indeed, 70-100 less of what I said would still be 135-165, so I don't understand why I would be envious of other people if that were the case.

@FlamoToolz That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me <3

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It's just an observation of mine.

@KaosAquarius

You are absolutely right - so-called IQ is largely a fraud - and I can illustrate from experience. One weekend while visiting my parents, I found in their library the psychology classic on how to test IQ. I decided to take the first test, timing myself, and came out close to mentally retarded. I wasted a lot of time figuring out the ambiguously worded instructions for each section. I tried the second test and this time scored 120. I tried the third test and got 165. That's three results ranging from retarded to genius in an hour or two. The tests are evidentally little games that, like everything else, you get better at with practice, especially once you begin to figure out the psychology of the testers and what they are looking for. Someone with an upbringing in which they've been doing similar games and puzzles since childhood will obviously have an advantage. Means very little.

@rmilin No.

@KaosAquarius

Your line of argument and the article are flawed. They expect something from IQ measurement it cannot do.

Following the logic of this line of argumentation you could say infrared cameras are useless, because you cannot measure the three spatial dimensions of the sun exactly in millimeters.