Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 08:34:41 12/22/01
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On December 22, 2001 at 10:05:21, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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. Not at all i know some professors with 180 IQ who will forever suck at chess despite that they play it daily. I'm talking about 1100-1400 level here. Dutch rating.
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