Magnus Carlsen and IQ
Meet the reigning World Chess Champion, Carlsen, who’s the youngest player to ever be ranked number one. He was personally coached by chess icon Garry Kasparov until 2010. So far, he’s won 7 chess Oscars and has been regarded as "the genius who’ll only get better."
Magnus Carlsen’s IQ
Since he has never taken an IQ test, we have no official Magnus Carlsen IQ score available. Looking at other chess greats and what we know of their IQs gives us a good idea of a probable Magnus Carlsen IQ score. Bobby Fischer scored around 180, and Judit Polgar scored 170.
IQ of Chess Grandmasters
Grandmasters have the highest IQ of any other profession, the average IQ of a of the Top 100 Grandmaster is about 180 (+/- 20), it’s a game based on intellectual capability. If you have an IQ above 160, it’s worth training & giving it a shot, if your IQ is lower than 160, don’t waste your time!
IQ Levels of Notable Individuals
- Stephen Hawking: 160
- Shakira: 140
- Sharon Stone: 154
- Sofia Kovalevskaya: 170
- Albert Einstein: 160
The maximum IQ score assigned by the WAIS-IV, a commonly-used test today, is 160. A score of 135 or above puts a person in the 99th percentile of the population. News articles often put Einstein’s IQ at 160, though it’s unclear what that estimate is based upon.