Bill Gates vs World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen 0-1 in 9 Moves, 71 Seconds on Skavlan Talk Show (Video)
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has knocked out another celebrity as he goes around touring the world. This time it is one of the world's richest men - Bill Gates. Magnus took on Bill Gates in an impromptu game Thursday night on Skavlan, a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan.
Read a Reuters story at this link and a Yahoo story at this link.
Replay the game below in the Chess King applet
Hello everyone,
Photo: Skavlan
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has knocked out another celebrity as he goes around touring the world. This time it is one of the world's richest men - Bill Gates. Magnus took on Bill Gates in an impromptu game Thursday night on Skavlan, a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan.
It was a checkmate in 71 seconds and nine moves.
Gates had already said, "The outcome is a foregone conclusion," as the chessboard was being brought to the stage.
Gates had already said, "The outcome is a foregone conclusion," as the chessboard was being brought to the stage.
Carlsen said, "He was a bit unlucky and eventually fell to my tactics, but he otherwise made good, healthy moves. I think with a little more time, he could certainly be a pretty good player."
This is how it started:
The program, clips of which Reuters received in advance, was recorded on Wednesday in London, Norwegian TV NRK said.This is how it started:
"When you are not smart?" Fredrik Skavlan asked Bill Gates. "When I play chess against him," responded the Microsoft founder, nodding towards Carlsen. "Want to try?" asks Skavlan. "The outcome is a foregone conclusion, responded Gates.
Read a Reuters story at this link and a Yahoo story at this link.
Replay the game below in the Chess King applet
Gates, Bill - Carlsen, Magnus
Result: 0-1
Site: Skavlan Talk Show
Date: 2014.01.22
Gates, Bill - Carlsen, Magnus
Result: 0-1
Site: Skavlan Talk Show
Date: 2014.01.22
[...] 1.e4 ♘c6 2.♘f3 d5 3.♗d3 you could say hmmm there and jump to explain, but it's not all that bad 3...♘f6 4.exd5 ♕xd5 5.♘c3 ♕h5 6.O-O ♗g4 7.h3 ♘e5 8.hxg4 ♘fxg4 9.♘xe5 ♕h2# Magnus Carlsen wasn't going to miss that was he?
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3 Comments:
At January 25, 2014 at 4:46 AM ,
Aks, Chennai said...
That was cool also great great great publicity for chess its not mad nerdy at all for antisocials -chess is hip and cool
At January 25, 2014 at 4:52 AM ,
Alexis Cochran, NZ said...
Carlsen made Gates nervous by playing too fast
At January 25, 2014 at 11:20 AM ,
Sebastian Wolff, Washington said...
crazy. Am sure chess is going to haunt Bill Gates now for a long time
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