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4325190 No.4325190 [Reply] [Original]

hi /sci/, im terrible at chess, does that indicate that im stupid?

>> No.4325195

Whatever makes you sleep at night.

>> No.4325201

The picture that you posted indicates that you're stupid.

>> No.4325202

It indicates that you have not practiced chess much. The fact that you think intelligence is all that is required for chess, or that chess ability is a good measure of intelligence... makes you stupid.

>> No.4325235

no, the indication that you're stupid is that you think chess indicates that you're smart

>> No.4325250

Intelligence doesn't work that way.

If you were to omit the practice effect and somehow compute a relative score of your ability to perform chess, it would probably correlate with IQ at around .3-.6 (not very strong). The further you deviated from the mean the lower the correlation between it and g would become.

Cognitive ability is multifaceted, therefore it is silly to derive mean intelligence from a single task, even with the existence of Spearman's G. It is more likely than not that your chess ability is within SD of your general ability if you are not highly above or below average in intelligence, if this answers your question.

Your performance on standardized achievement tests correlates with IQ at .7-.8, so you probably already have a solid idea of how bright you are.

>> No.4325260
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4325260

Chess thread?
Chess thread.

Challenge me, if you dare:
http://lichess.org/5ugd8qqo

Obligatory:
http://endlessvideo.com/watch?v=hZ9qWpa2rIg

>> No.4325279

haha good game :D

>> No.4325281

>>4325260

meh

>> No.4325283

>>4325260
Start another game and I shall vs you :)

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>>4325279
Good game, for me.

>> No.4325285

The primary factor in chess skill is practicing chess. lrn2chess noob

>> No.4325288

>2012
>not playing on FICS

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>>4325285
As the person that just beat the other /sci/duck, I can confirm this.

>> No.4325296

>Chess

>Having the same competitive capacity and RTS games

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>>4325296
>dem delusions

>> No.4325314

>>4325296
>Dem incoherent word salad

>> No.4325342
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4325342

Alright, I've won too many games. I need someone to humble me.

http://lichess.org/wbljhj6g

Apropos, denial is the most predictable of all human reactions.

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>>4325342

No takers?

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>>4325351
Never mind. It's been annihilated.

>> No.4325373

http://lichess.org/h3rbukxt
it is time

>> No.4325376

>>4325356
Start a new one.

>> No.4325383

>>4325342
>Apropos, denial is the most predictable of all human reactions.
No it isn't

>> No.4325384

>>4325383
I chuckled.

>> No.4325386

>>4325342
Same is fake acknowledgement for the sake of deception...

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4325441

2-1

Well played, anon, and although the victory has altered your consciousness, you remain irrevocably human.

>> No.4325468

http://lichess.org/5t51gg1s

>> No.4325480

>>4325468
Black wins.

>> No.4325481

Chess is dumb and you're dumb.

>> No.4325484

>>4325481
Chess is the game of kings.
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(Go is the game of gods!)