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Subject: Re: Commercial program strength vs. amateur program strength

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:05:21 12/22/01

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On December 22, 2001 at 05:55:17, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>On December 22, 2001 at 00:07:53, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:
>
>
>>
>>IQ is like nps, you want to have a higher one, but that number alone
>>does not mean a thing.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Miguel
>
>You are right Miguel, infact Kaspy is a good example of that : he excels in
>chess , but his measured I.Q. is still far from genius level.
>He is well above the average, but no exceptional values, nevertheless combined
>with his outstanding memory capabilities (especially visual kind), his passion
>(Ed's factor) and constant training (Time factor) he reached the top of chess.
>
>
>w.b.r.
>Otello

It actually works like this:  Being a good chess player does not mean you
have a high IQ.  But having a high IQ _does_ mean you can become a good
chess player.  IQ is about the ability to visualize, recognize patterns,
and so forth, all of which will help a chess player.



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