correlation between chess ability & IQ only moderate. being smart omstly makes you a better beginner. as in all games, men substantially better than women, though the reasons are unclear.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289616301593?via%3Dihub …
I played chess voraciously as a teenager, and I've always been struck at how computerised games seem to be boring and 'blank' in some way, while games with humans always have a flavour and personality to them.
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As adult I no longer find it very interesting, & intensive training (with chess problems, etc) always results in weird nonsense chess dreams and in distracted daydreaming about difficult positions. It's like my brain inefficiently routes game problems through my visual cortex.
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Stimulants: Caffeine makes me better to a point. Modafinil (which I use off and on) makes me markedly worse and tends to land me in time trouble.
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