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The general intelligence and spatial abilities of gifted young Belgian chess players
Author(s) -
Frydman Marcel,
Lynn Richard
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1992.tb02437.x
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler intelligence scale for children , wechsler adult intelligence scale , tournament , wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence , intelligence quotient , spatial ability , developmental psychology , intellectual ability , cognitive psychology , cognition , mathematics , combinatorics , neuroscience
Thirty‐three tournament‐level young Belgian chess players aged 8 to 13 were tested with the French WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) The mean full scale IQ = 121, verbal IQ = 109 and performance IQ = 129. The results suggest that a high level of general intelligence and of spatial ability are necessary to achieve a high standard of play in chess. The high spatial ability of these young chess players suggested by the high performance IQs may go some way towards explaining why males tend to be more numerous than females among high‐standard chess players.