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Intelligence, not practice, key in playing chess well, says study
Posted on: 18/Sep/2016 12:21:35 PM
A new study conducted by researchers from the Michigan State University, or MSU, has said that intelligence - and not just relentless practice - may play a significant role in determining your chess skills. The study was published in the journal Intelligence.
According to the researchers, Chess is probably the single most studied domain in
research on expertise, yet the evidence for the relationship between chess skill and cognitive ability is mixed. We analysed a half-century worth of research on intelligence and chess skill and found that cognitive ability contributes meaningfully to individual differences in chess skill. When it comes to expertise, training and practice
certainly are a piece of the puzzle. But this study shows that, for chess at least, intelligence is another piece of the puzzle.
The study found that intelligence was linked to chess skill for the overall sample of participants, but particularly among young chess players and those at lower levels of skill. Say the researchers, Imagine that a genius can become a skilled chess player relatively easily, whereas a person with average intelligence may take longer. So the idea is, as you practice more and develop more skills and knowledge about the game, you may be able to circumvent limitations in cognitive ability.
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