Would someone who is good at playing chess be good at debate?

Since they have to visualize their chess moves before they make them, wouldn't this also make them good at debate? Or a good politician?





Just a thought that popped in my head.|||no, because to be good at debating you have to have good English skills. chess is more like a battlefield than an argument. also, just because you are good at chess doesn't mean you would have a broad general knowledge or good at research, which is extremely important in debating.|||No , I think they are both differenct skill sets independent of each other . Chess teaches strategy , but debate requires not a strategy but a clarity of mind as to what to express and convey . You shouldnt be confused , that will help a lot to be a good debate speaker . Chess players can have nice visual pattern recognition .|||Chess is a game of logic. You must be able to visualize your opponents moves as well as your own. Therefore in a debate, someone who could use logic to his or her advantage and anticipate their opponents next move would always have the advantage.|||Nope. They are way too introspective for that.