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Originally posted by jimslyp69
Ahhh. But if they did play, you could argue that they'd be very good.

that too

Originally posted by jimslyp69
Ahhh. But if they did play, you could argue that they'd be very good.

no, not necessarily
can one argue that a genius who is taught how to move the pieces will be able to defeat William John Barrow (an autistic 19 year old who has won numerous tournaments) no. chess comes from practice and study. intelligence will only assist in the slight aptitude to recognize geometric patterns.

Originally posted by rubberjaw30
no, not necessarily
can one argue that a genius who is taught how to move the pieces will be able to defeat William John Barrow (an autistic 19 year old who has won numerous tournaments) no. chess comes from practice and study. intelligence will only assist in the slight aptitude to recognize geometric patterns.

And you could also argue...not that I agree...that playing chess makes the everyday person smarter.


EDIT: or at least learning chess

Originally posted by tomtom232
I said we are smarter on average than the everyday person...you would lose a lot of credibility if you called any of those people an everyday person...plus I was kidding in that last post.

1.) I have little tolerance for people who state something as fact, then say they were "just kidding" when refuted.
2.) I am not boasting, but standardized test scores indicate that I am very intelligent, but a thorough look at my chess games reveal that since I joined, my playing ability has not improved dramatically. only 300 points over the course of I think 3ish years.

Originally posted by rubberjaw30
1.) I have little tolerance for people who state something as fact, then say they were "just kidding" when refuted.
2.) I am not boasting, but standardized test scores indicate that I am very intelligent, but a thorough look at my chess games reveal that since I joined, my playing ability has not improved dramatically. only 300 points over the course of I think 3ish years.

I meant that I was kidding when I said that "if they were smart they would play too" that was my post before last. I have always agreed that a high IQ isn't needed to be good at chess its just that chess attracts the people with higher than average IQs.

Originally posted by tomtom232
I meant that I was kidding when I said that "if they were smart they would play too" that was my post before last. I have always agreed that a high IQ isn't needed to be good at chess its just that chess attracts the people with higher than average IQs.

not really.
you are making completely general statements.

Originally posted by jimslyp69
If he wants to ask here, why not let him, without banging out the same old ritualistic answer that you always do...

So you want to argue that he should be allowed freedom of speech by dismissing my right to it? Way to go, Brains!

Originally posted by rubberjaw30
not really.
you are making completely general statements.

and you aren't?

Originally posted by tomtom232
and you aren't?

no, I'm trying to offer evidence to support my argument
all you've managed to say is "smart people are good at chess"

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
So you want to argue that he should be allowed freedom of speech by dismissing my right to it? Way to go, Brains!

You can misconstrue all I say, all you like. Misconstrue this: -
I think you're a negative bolshy Pr*(k

Edit:

Originally posted by rubberjaw30
no, I'm trying to offer evidence to support my argument
all you've managed to say is "smart people are good at chess"

Fine...I don't have immediate proof. I suppose I could dig some up if I really wanted to but this topic isn't that important since we both agree that hard work is more important to becoming good at chess...the only thing we dissagree on is the intelligence of most chessplayers vs. intelligence of most average people. I don't really care that much. I know that my IQ is somewhere up there as I can pass all my AP classes without really doing much homework or even showing up every day and I play.

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
So you want to argue that he should be allowed freedom of speech by dismissing my right to it? Way to go, Brains!

Sitting on the sidelines giving out the hard lines.

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
So you want to argue that he should be allowed freedom of speech by dismissing my right to it? Way to go, Brains!

Drinking from a coffee mug, pumping up your butt plug.

Originally posted by jimslyp69
You can misconstrue all I say, all you like. Misconstrue this: -
I think you're a negative bolshy Pr*(k

Edit:

sadly, a nonsub, I can't dish out a rec
but here you go:
a certified rubber-rec
go on, you can play with it.

Originally posted by rubberjaw30
sadly, a nonsub, I can't dish out a rec
but here you go:
a certified rubber-rec
go on, you can play with it.

I will put a tick in my Barbie diary with my biro. Thanks! 😛