Originally posted by pizzintea
So people are genetically born with GM's in their blood your saying? Or did you read the whopping two lines of my post?
If I make an Example of IQ....
some people belive thats in order to have a 2700 elo, you must also have (or be close to) 170 IQ
so, in order to be a GM you would need an IQ of 150.
in a sample of 100 babies, I think the chances of 2 or more having 150 IQ's and the mental drive and dedication to move chunks of wood would be very rare indeed.
If High inteligence (IQ) is a requirement to reach the upper levels of the chess world then it is clear not everyone is cut out to be a GM
if on the other hand, Inteligence is not a main contributing factor, then most people, with enough work, could become GM's.
...If I ever become an IM, I'll know which one of these conclusions is true.