Magnus Carlsen beats Bill Gates at chess in nine seconds

A completely lucrative duel took place in the year 2014, when two geniuses were measured face to face in a chess matchand although the balance was completely tilted to one side, nobody wants to miss a game between Magnus Carlsonthe best chess player in the world, against Bill Gatesthen the richest man on the planet.

In a TV show, nordic god and the creator of the computer system Windows, they measured their brilliant minds in a game of Chess as morbid as it is anecdotal, since although Bill he is a genius, Magnus played on his fieldhere the question was: How long will the billionaire last in the game?

The answer is simple. Nine seconds and nine movements were enough what for Carlsen checkmate, a game that in total lasted only 1 minute and 16 seconds.

The duel, which was televised live, featured some invited fans on set, who were surprised by the Carlsen’s quick movementscontrasted with those of Billwho took his time to move a piece before receiving a attack almost instantly.

Could Bill Gates have beaten Magnus Carlsen?

Some specialist chess pages consider that the Magnus’s stance was completely offensive and dangerous knowing that he was facing an amateur, sensing and hitting many of the businessman’s movements. They even point out that, towards the end of the game, Gates had a chance to put in serious trouble to the chess player born in Norway, something that finally did not happen and everything was settled in a friendly handshake.

Currently, according to Forbes, Bill Gates is the fourth richest man in the world with a fortune of 129 billion dollars, while Magnus Carlson occupies the position of chess world champion since the year 2013 to date.

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