"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt"--Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln never said that. Nor did Mark Twain.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/17/remain-silent/
My father, however, said it many times.
From how stupid I and my irl chess friends are, I'd say it's around 70.
IQ rating doesn't make you a great player . . .
If you have Spatial intelligence is more important for chess plagers. . . .
I used to have quick analytical abilities when i was young but at 85
I'm losing many things . . .
Likely the IQ of an average chess player is about the same as a college graduate, around 115.
Likely the IQ of an average chess player is about the same as a college graduate, around 115.
Likely lower. Most college graduates have passed tests. Most chess players are below average in chess skill.
Likely the IQ of an average chess player is about the same as a college graduate, around 115.
Likely lower. Most college graduates have passed tests. Most chess players are below average in chess skill.
Most means better than nearly half.
I think you misunderstood. I said nearly half. If 51 percent have an IQ of 115 or higher, I would be right. 51 percent is larger than 49, nearly half.
"Don't believe everything you read on the internet." - Thomas Edison, the man who invented gravity
"Don't believe everything you read on the internet." - Thomas Edison, the man who invented gravity
Just because you play chess doesn't mean you have a higher IQ. If the average IQ is 100, the average for chess players would be about the same.
I think you misunderstood. I said nearly half. If 51 percent have an IQ of 115 or higher, I would be right. 51 percent is larger than 49, nearly half.
I understood perfectly that you are spewing nonsense.
I said, “most chess players are below average in chess skill.” In reply, your sentence was nonsensical: “most means better than nearly half”. I reiterated the meaning of “most” as I used it.
Your assumption (the statement that follows “if”) is wrong. The only group on earth where 51% have an IQ above 115 is Nobel Laureates. Maybe not even that exclusive high achieving group. In the population at large, 15% of people are above 115.
I said one thing, you said something totally different. Not sure why you are attempting to change the subject to try to say I am wrong.
I am certainly incorrect in your own mind, but it is quite likely you are simply in error. Maybe you are not as smart and well educated as you believe yourself to be.
Let me help you...It is an error to believe that people randomly play chess. People who are interested in the game are not normal. Most people have no interest in chess.
I think you misunderstood. I said nearly half. If 51 percent have an IQ of 115 or higher, I would be right. 51 percent is larger than 49, nearly half.
I understood perfectly that you are spewing nonsense.
I said, “most chess players are below average in chess skill.” In reply, your sentence was nonsensical: “most means better than nearly half”. I reiterated the meaning of “most” as I used it.
Your assumption (the statement that follows “if”) is wrong. The only group on earth where 51% have an IQ above 115 is Nobel Laureates. Maybe not even that exclusive high achieving group. In the population at large, 15% of people are above 115.
I said one thing, you said something totally different. Not sure why you are attempting to change the subject to try to say I am wrong.
I am certainly incorrect in your own mind, but it is quite likely you are simply in error. Maybe you are not as smart and well educated as you believe yourself to be.
I’m wasting my time responding to you.
Read this post again while sober. Try to make sense of your impertinence. https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/whats-the-average-iq-of-a-regular-chess-player?page=2#comment-80166849
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt"--Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln never said that. Nor did Mark Twain.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/17/remain-silent/
My father, however, said it many times.
The Bible also says it.
"Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue." (Proverbs 17:28)
Read the link. You’re not adding anything that isn’t there.
Yes, I question your assumptions you say waisting your time.
Really, you did not even bother defining what a chess player is. Do we define it as anyone who has ever attempted playing the game once?
Personally I believe that would be an error. Face it, you are an arrogant self righteous kid.
Just because you play chess doesn't mean you have a higher IQ. If the average IQ is 100, the average for chess players would be about the same.
It could be lower. Look at the average rating here. Read the forums. You’ll find evidence that the average chess player is a beginner and not particularly bright in other respects.
Here’s a test: does anyone play chess at Lake Wobegon? Everyone there is above average.
Most tests have the max score of 160
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt"--Abraham Lincoln