Seriously, why am I bad at Chess?

I’m only 13, but my IQ is 150+. (Top 0.1%)

I am good at almost anything that is linked to intelligence.

I’m good at math. I learned negative numbers at 8. I learned power, algebra at 9. I learned square root, cubic root, Greek Letter Sigma (the mathematical one), absolute value at 10. I learned trigonometry basics (Sine, Cosine, Tangent) and Euler’s Constant at 11. I learned logarithm, tetration, pentation, Derivative basics, Integral Basics, Functions, Imaginary Number Basics, Basics of Conjecture de Poincaré and Riemann Hypothesis at 12. Definitely above average.

I’m good at programming. I learned Scratch at 6. I learned App Inventor at 8. I learned Python at 9. I learned HTML, JavaScript at 10. I learned CSS, Swift, C++ at 11. I learned Java, Unity, C# at 12. Definitely above average too.

But why am I not good at chess? It might be due to my impatience. It is proven that I play 1000 elo points better when patient. Chess is actually much simpler than all of the things above. But I don’t know why I can never play well at it.

Should I stop wasting time on chess and move on to high school / university math?

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