Bill Gates vs Magnus Carlsen

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It’s black turn to move. If white and black play optimally, what is the minimum number of moves for black to checkmate the white king?

Bill Gates vs Magnus Carlsen (Television Exhibition-London, England-January23, 2014)

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The white king has no escape square.

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This is mate in one move. Qh2#

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It's interesting to realize that Bill Gates had 2 minutes for the game, and Magnus Carlsen only 30 seconds!

I probably would have lost also under these circumstances, but Bill Gates did kind of fall for a trap. I think Carlsen had the win after only using 12 seconds on his clock.

Steven Perkins - 4 years, 1 month ago

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A true chessmaster throughout his current time. XD

Michael Huang - 4 years, 1 month ago

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