Bill Gates plays chess... and loses in less than 2 minutes

It is great to see chess in the spotlight. So the world's richest man Bill Gates... vs the young world champion Magnus Carlsen. Take a look at the game here. And if you want to see move-by-move analysis. You can see here. Yes, that bishop is a wrong move. Why castle close to that approaching queen? It is kinda curious why Carlen bring out the queen so soon as that is usually not so recommended.

Now having a lot of money does not imply chess ability. But Gates actually plays better than some people I have seen (poor me need to play/watch such games). Now Carlsen is a world champion. Challenging a world champion is is like knowing to dribble a basketball ball and try to challenge Michael Jordan... It is like able to punch and then try to challenge Mike Tyson. You get the idea.

Gates' chess ability... may be able to win level 2 or 3 in Chess Titan from Windows 7. Where the heck is Chess Titan in Windows 8? Argh! Gone!

One wrong move can cost you the game. This is fact of life in chess. Perhaps in the business world too (and that disastrous wrong move for Microsoft is Windows 8!)

If the news item is about Carlsen playing with another grandmaster level guy, even if the game is truely awesome not too many people really cares... most are just interested in how Gates play. But it is nice to see chess in the spotlight. Look there is a reason why this game is still popular to this day.