There is definitely a correlation, it's just not as strong as most people assume. Saying that there's lots of great chess players with low IQ doesn't mean the

There is definitely a correlation, it's just not as strong as most people assume. Saying that there's lots of great chess players with low IQ doesn't mean the two things are not correlated For some actual numbers, see https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307874653_The_relationship_between_cognitive_ability_and_chess_skill_A_comprehensive_meta-analysis https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307874653_The_relat...