Direct correlation between ones chess grade and ones IQ?
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:58 pm
Yesterday I was reading up on some chess players...Wikipedia...I started with Kamsky, then Kasparov, then Korchnoi. During my research I read that Kasparov is a genius...not just an ordinary genius (IQ 140+) but a super genius. His IQ is 194 which puts him at the 4th highest IQ in the world today and at no.9 in all time history. Of course I would assume all past and current world champions would have very high IQs. I read that Magnus Carslen has an IQ of 190. I would think Fisher and several others past world champions would be right up there at the top.
https://list25.com/25-highest-iqs-throughout-history/4/
Anyway cutting to the chase I was curious about mine and found a nice short online IQ test (under 30 minutes which I took) and mine was 119 (although I was tired and was not tuned in and misunderstood that there was a timeframe involved....(that cost me several points I 'm sure) I am very confident that if I took it again (it takes about 30 minutes) I would achieve a score in the range of 125 - 130. excuses excuses lol
My ECF grade has been a rock steady 170 for the past decade. My ECF 170 - my IQ 119
I conclude that there is a direct correlation between a chess players playing strength and their IQ. Judith Polgar has an IQ of 170.
Any others here care to take the online test and prove or disprove my conclusion that there is a direct link between ones chess rating and ones IQ?
The link to the IQ test is here:
http://www.myiqtested.com/
you need to only input your sex, age (important as this is taken into consideration) and name and email address (I used my real name and a throw away email address) the results don't seem to pull any punches....I post my results below...too old to care...i would be very interested to see how other chess players IQ results compare to their chess rating!
Perhaps FMs and IMs might have IQs in the 130 - 140 range and GMs in the 140-150 range? Super GMs 2600 plus 150 plus?
PART 1/4 - Martin Crichton's IQ Report
Most People
IQ
119
Left Brain
59
Right Brain
45
Your IQ Score puts you in the Bright range of intelligence (110 - 130), indicating that you are of above average intelligence. You are a moderately logical person with an ok grasp of logical concepts. More exposure to and practice in understanding logic will assist you in constructing more convincing arguments and along with better creativity can help you in problem solving, however you have good word comprehension skills and perform well at language based tasks such as writing an article or understanding written works.
You have superb spatial relations abilities that give you a huge advantage when undertaking such activities as estimating space or parking a car.
2 / 4 - Left Brain
Most People
Overall Score
59
Memory
52
Word Comprehension
74
Logic
51
Numerical Sequences
63
You have good memory skills and are able to memorise and recall a sufficient amount of items. Practising memory games will help to boost your memory ability and enhance your intelligence score. You have good word comprehension skills and perform well at language based tasks such as writing an article or understanding written works. You are a moderately logical person with an ok grasp of logical concepts. More exposure to and practice in understanding logic will assist you in constructing more convincing arguments and along with better creativity can help you in problem solving. Your numerical skills are advanced and you are good with numbers and mathematics. Your firm grasp of mathematical concepts gives you an advantage in number based jobs such as accounting or finance.
3 / 4 - Right Brain
Most People
Overall Score
45
Perception
26
Visual Designs
36
Spatial Relations
86
Creativity
37
Your perception skills are poor which generally means that you will not perform well at tasks such as editing written work. More time spent re-reading and correctly your work would help you to improve this skill. You are not a very visual person and do not have strong visual analysis skills. More work in this area, such as studying art works or taking up photography would be of benefit to you. You have superb spatial relations abilities that give you a huge advantage when undertaking such activities as estimating space or parking a car. As a moderately non creative individual you will not do well at tasks that require creativity. You should focus some energy on increasing your creativity through brainstorming and exposing yourself to new situations. This will assist you in coming up with new ideas or finding better ways to solve existing problems.
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Anyway cutting to the chase I was curious about mine and found a nice short online IQ test (under 30 minutes which I took) and mine was 119 (although I was tired and was not tuned in and misunderstood that there was a timeframe involved....(that cost me several points I 'm sure) I am very confident that if I took it again (it takes about 30 minutes) I would achieve a score in the range of 125 - 130. excuses excuses lol
My ECF grade has been a rock steady 170 for the past decade. My ECF 170 - my IQ 119
I conclude that there is a direct correlation between a chess players playing strength and their IQ. Judith Polgar has an IQ of 170.
Any others here care to take the online test and prove or disprove my conclusion that there is a direct link between ones chess rating and ones IQ?
The link to the IQ test is here:
http://www.myiqtested.com/
you need to only input your sex, age (important as this is taken into consideration) and name and email address (I used my real name and a throw away email address) the results don't seem to pull any punches....I post my results below...too old to care...i would be very interested to see how other chess players IQ results compare to their chess rating!
Perhaps FMs and IMs might have IQs in the 130 - 140 range and GMs in the 140-150 range? Super GMs 2600 plus 150 plus?
PART 1/4 - Martin Crichton's IQ Report
Most People
IQ
119
Left Brain
59
Right Brain
45
Your IQ Score puts you in the Bright range of intelligence (110 - 130), indicating that you are of above average intelligence. You are a moderately logical person with an ok grasp of logical concepts. More exposure to and practice in understanding logic will assist you in constructing more convincing arguments and along with better creativity can help you in problem solving, however you have good word comprehension skills and perform well at language based tasks such as writing an article or understanding written works.
You have superb spatial relations abilities that give you a huge advantage when undertaking such activities as estimating space or parking a car.
2 / 4 - Left Brain
Most People
Overall Score
59
Memory
52
Word Comprehension
74
Logic
51
Numerical Sequences
63
You have good memory skills and are able to memorise and recall a sufficient amount of items. Practising memory games will help to boost your memory ability and enhance your intelligence score. You have good word comprehension skills and perform well at language based tasks such as writing an article or understanding written works. You are a moderately logical person with an ok grasp of logical concepts. More exposure to and practice in understanding logic will assist you in constructing more convincing arguments and along with better creativity can help you in problem solving. Your numerical skills are advanced and you are good with numbers and mathematics. Your firm grasp of mathematical concepts gives you an advantage in number based jobs such as accounting or finance.
3 / 4 - Right Brain
Most People
Overall Score
45
Perception
26
Visual Designs
36
Spatial Relations
86
Creativity
37
Your perception skills are poor which generally means that you will not perform well at tasks such as editing written work. More time spent re-reading and correctly your work would help you to improve this skill. You are not a very visual person and do not have strong visual analysis skills. More work in this area, such as studying art works or taking up photography would be of benefit to you. You have superb spatial relations abilities that give you a huge advantage when undertaking such activities as estimating space or parking a car. As a moderately non creative individual you will not do well at tasks that require creativity. You should focus some energy on increasing your creativity through brainstorming and exposing yourself to new situations. This will assist you in coming up with new ideas or finding better ways to solve existing problems.
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