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Are Chess players smarter than other people?. Estimated or measured IQ
should be an indicative, but it is not precise. I have seen many 'lists'
of smart people, and in many of them are included the names of Bobby Fisher
(IQ 187) and Judith Polgar (175), but there are variations. Many lists are
leadered by Marilyn vos Savant (228), Leonardo da Vinci (220), J.Wolfgang
van Goethe (210), but these estimated or suposed score measures are not
confident (astronomically improbable!), according to statistical
considerations, and it is extremely probable that they are
over-estimations. Once Kasparov took a test, and his score was 135, I
think it is not a good indicative, and it can be an under-measure of the
reality, as the 91 IQ assigned to G.W.Bush, obviously another
under-estimation that looks ridiculous. But, independently on the
precision, there are scientific studies that conclude a notorious fact:
measured IQ increases in people who learn Chess, and the more time
dedicated to Chess, higher is the increment. Is it possible that the Chess
(and variants, why not?)practice has influence on the intelligence
increase?. It seems it is true, according to some serious studies, but it
is the need of a comparative measure between Chess people and others, for
a clear conclusion.