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by the_gorilla 610 days ago
Unfortunately being good at chess doesn't make you smart. It just makes you good at chess.
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There’s a reason D&D has intelligence and wisdom as separate attributes.
if you are a chess grand master then you are also smart. leaving evidence behind can be attributed to nervousness or being a bit scatter brained.
If you're a chess grandmaster then you're good at a game.
you sure you understand what grandmaster in chess means?
Yes, it means you're better than others at chess.
I'm not better than others at chess?
never heard of a low functioning savant?
* Mr. Kramnik has entered the room *
I still want to see Magnus Carlsons neural net applied to another domain. IF it supports generics