> "Wow, that was fast," he said to Carlsen, whose rockstar appeal has won him the moniker the "Justin Bieber of chess."
"Justin Bieber of chess."
really?
Bill Gates loses to Magnus Carlsen in 9 moves
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#72> "Wow, that was fast," he said to Carlsen, whose rockstar appeal has won him the moniker the "Justin Bieber of chess." "Justin Bieber of chess." really?
But... isn't Magnus Carlsen good at chess?
I don't understand...
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#73Bill Gates also famously plays cards and other one-on-one games with Warren Buffet. I would love to have an insight into the conversations that take place during those games.
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#75If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
Well, fish are pretty much stupid.
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#76Surprisingly this has brought some memories, I remember my father beating me in a chess game exactly the same way in just a few moves, back when I was a kid, my chess knowledge to this day sums up to knowing how the pieces move, and my father I think knew some more chess theory regarding strategy, but wasn't even a competitive player, so my laymen impression is that this was a really unremarkable game. Would someone…
My dad once challenged me (again) and I really didn't want to play, so I ran Fool's Mate on him (I had read it in some book of chess challenges). He never asked again, it was kind of ruined for him... Gotta watch those teenagers, I wasn't nice sometimes when my free reading was being interrupted.
Edit: glad I grew up some...
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#77Bill Gates also famously plays cards and other one-on-one games with Warren Buffet. I would love to have an insight into the conversations that take place during those games. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP1nAvi85g0
Gates is actually a decent bridge player. Buffett, however, is definitely at expert level. He plays a lot online, generally with a former women's world champ as his partner.
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#79> "Wow, that was fast," he said to Carlsen, whose rockstar appeal has won him the moniker the "Justin Bieber of chess." "Justin Bieber of chess." really?
But... isn't Magnus Carlsen good at chess? I don't understand...
What exactly is Justin Bieber so good at to earn such a comparison? Not singing, not composing music, not dancing .. no one has ever claimed he's the "world #1" at anything other than being celebrity amongst other pre-teen children.
And Magnus Carlsen is certainly not a celebrity amongst pre-teen children, so the comparison makes no sense.
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#80"Bill Gates loses to LeBron James 232 - 0" Not sure what outcome was expected...
The part that makes it news is that Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen sat down and played chess, not that Gates lost.
I do think it's a fun story. But the lede isn't "Bill Gates Plays Chess with Magnus Carlsen", it isn't even "Bill Gates loses to Magnus Carlsen". It's "Bill Gates loses to Magnus Carlsen in 9 moves".