Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 14:02:49 04/22/02
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On April 22, 2002 at 15:07:59, Russell Reagan wrote: >On April 22, 2002 at 04:16:24, Otello Gnaramori wrote: > >>Kasparov himself was tested by a team of psychologists and revealed a normal IQ >>accompanied by outstanding memorization capabilities. > >I recall that his IQ was in the mid 130's, which is not "normal". Average is >100, and I doubt that even in a population pool of chess players or people in >other technical fields that 130 is still slightly above average. The average in >technical professions or among chess players might be higher than 100, but an IQ >of 130 is certainly not the norm. > >Russell IQ tests test your ability to solve certain types of puzzles. Chess is a type of puzzle -- perhaps even a similar type to those on IQ tests. I think strong chessplayers will thus tend to do well on IQ tests. But I think doing well on IQ tests has drawbacks too. For example, I really believe that being told you have a "high IQ" as a child can be detrimental to your development.
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