After seeing Bill Gates back in the headlines once again with GM mosquitoes in Australia, I thought it would be fun to share another classic moment from the eugenicist.
World Champion Magnus Carlsen only needed 12 seconds on the clock to checkmate Bill Gates during an appearance on the talk show Skavlan ten years ago this month. I still remember it well.
For this blitz game, played in a studio in London, Carlsen was given 30 seconds on the clock against 2 minutes for Gates. The American billionaire opened with 1.e4, but didn’t start the clock.
Carlsen positioned his pieces, then started his own clock and played 1…Nc6.
It was soon over:
“I usually last longer.”
Don’t we all, Bill. Don’t we all.
Bill, who sees himself as a walking-god-like-genius making decisions for all of humanity, is quickly humbled by an actual genius. It was over as soon as the first play was made.
Here are some more classic Gates moments:
Bill Gates Pie in Face
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer – Windows 95 launch DANCE
Early in his career, Bill Gates memorized the license plates of every employee to keep tabs on them
Go home, Billy.
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Magnus Carlsen is reputed to have an IQ of 190. Checkmate, Bill!