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Originally posted by wedgehead2Why should this surprise you anyway? I.Q. and GCSE results are hardly strongly correlated.
What was the breakdown of your GCSEs? I've an IQ of 125 and got really stressed in my GCSEs, but still got 4A*, 7A and a B. That's why you only averaging an A surprised me.
Hell, wasn't what I got good, am I an idiot? 😞
Originally posted by Bad wolfIf I played badly enough to be a rook down in the endgame for no play in return I would definitely resgn unless playing for money or for a team.
I would never resign against someone who has never played a King and Rook endgame before, I don't see the point, they have never proved that they could win the game, and as far I'm concerned they can't until they prove it: of course if they did win, I would resign in a similar position if it were to happen again.
I got 4A*s, 3.5As, and 3.5 Bs.
Keep in mind that two of my subjects were only worth half a GCSE.
But that's just crazy me! 🙄
Originally posted by Bad wolfDon't get upset! 😛
Why should this surprise you anyway? I.Q. and GCSE results are hardly strongly correlated.
Hell, wasn't what I got good, am I an idiot? 😞
I'm just winding you up a bit.
I never said you were an idiot, just implying you should tone down the self-congratulations.
If you want me to, I'll congratulate you if that makes you feel better.
Originally posted by Bad wolfTo be truthfull i'm not aware, but I am also extremley bad at chess if I had to take a guess though I would say the opposing king would have to be cornered between your king and rook
No, you only have a rook and a king, and your opponent just has his king.
Do you know how to force a checkmate from this?
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Originally posted by joe shmoPast experience will certainly help you win this kind of position though, I mean, you have to learn how to do these kind of things, you can't just apply raw logic, it needs to be targeted: and this where memory comes in (experience).
To be truthfull i'm not aware, but I am also extremley bad at chess if I had to take a guess though I would say the opposing king would have to be cornered between your king and rook
Time pressure, drawing chances (forced + 50 move rule), all this, make applying logic to an endgame difficult, but when you already know what you should be doing, it becomes a lot easier.
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Originally posted by wedgehead2I'm like that sometimes...😞
Don't get upset! 😛
I'm just winding you up a bit.
I never said you were an idiot, just implying you should tone down the self-congratulations.
If you want me to, I'll congratulate you if that makes you feel better.
I'm a very boastful person, if I'm a better than someone at something, I rub it in their faces. 😵
Well done on getting better than me! ðŸ˜
Originally posted by Bad wolf"practice makes perfect"
Past experience will certainly help you win this kind of position though, I mean, you have to learn how to do these kind of things, you can't just apply raw logic, it needs to be targeted: and this where memory comes in (experience).
Time pressure, drawing chances (forced + 50 move rule), all this, make applying logic to an endgame difficult, but when you already know what you should be doing, it becomes a lot easier.
No wonder these threads get so b****y long, when you get all these off topic posts and private conversations.
If I may return to the thread topic, bbarr had it in a nutshell : 'They are quite accurate as indicators of the ability to take I.Q. tests.'
A high IQ does not make you smart, likely to succeed in life, or even necessarily intelligent. Peoples brains are incredibly complex, and little understood by the guy who thought up the IQ test. Like any test of that nature, the limited information it gives is a pretty poor guide as to how the individual will perform in real life situations.
There have also long been accusations that IQ tests are culturally biased in various ways.
Originally posted by bolsheviktake it easy! lol there isn't much of a debate here, the decision seems to be unanimous
No wonder these threads get so b****y long, when you get all these off topic posts and private conversations.
If I may return to the thread topic, bbarr had it in a nutshell : 'They are quite accurate as indicators of the ability to take I.Q. tests.'
A high IQ does not make you smart, likely to succeed in life, or even necessarily intelligent. People ...[text shortened]...
There have also long been accusations that IQ tests are culturally biased in various ways.