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Just watching a programme with the Norwegian host Skavlan, where Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen are guests. They have just finished a game of chess - Magnus had 30 secs to move and Bill had 'all the time he needed'. It was a very quick game and Bill said, smiling, he usually lasts a little longer. Magnus said he normally doesn't use cheap tricks but this time he did.

Originally posted by lolof
Just watching a programme with the Norwegian host Skavlan, where Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen are guests. They have just finished a game of chess - Magnus had 30 secs to move and Bill had 'all the time he needed'. It was a very quick game and Bill said, smiling, he usually lasts a little longer. Magnus said he normally doesn't use cheap tricks but this time he did.

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Did he mean Cheap Tricks music in the background?

Originally posted by lolof
🙂 No, he explained by moving some pieces but it was too fast for me to see what he meant. I'm always impressed by chess players because it's so difficult.

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
You mean Grand Masters because I am anything but impressive as a chess player.

Originally posted by lolof
I suppose I mean people who know the game and think fast, which I don't.

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Bills Bd3.... erm'''' yuck 🙂

Originally posted by lolof
Just watching a programme with the Norwegian host Skavlan, where Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen are guests. They have just finished a game of chess - Magnus had 30 secs to move and Bill had 'all the time he needed'. It was a very quick game and Bill said, smiling, he usually lasts a little longer. Magnus said he normally doesn't use cheap tricks but this time he did.

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
It was a time odds game Magnus had 30 seconds, Gates had 2 mins.

Originally posted by Trev33
That makes more sense for TV. I'd need 2 minutes per move just to last 15 moves against him.

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Let me clarify, Magnus had 30 seconds at the beginning, for the entire game. Bill had 2 mins at the beginning, for the entire game.

Originally posted by Trev33
As you said before...

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Sorry, I thought you misunderstood, my bad. 🙂

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84NwnSltHFo
Bills Bd3.... erm'''' yuck 🙂

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Here's Jenn Shahade's view. Gates' Nxe5? was horrible, he could have had a winning game with Re1!