Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y...
by gameswithgo on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:12AM
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While I think people underestimate how much hard work can overcome low cognitive talent, such that probably a lot of people with average iq can hit a chess rating of 2,000 if that was their primary goal in life, I also think Hikaru's IQ probably isn't actually only 102. Online tests aren't so rigorous. Just from hearing him talk he seems to have the usual nuanced understanding of the universe on a variety of domains that would not be typical of an average iq. he also took the chest while streaming and talking to chat
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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y...
by pms on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:05PM
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I think that the value of IQ is overestimated. IQ tests don't capture "nuanced understanding of the universe on a variety of domains". They measure something much more narrow, i.e., how good you are at the particular type of IQ tests.