Bill Gates reportedly lost a chess match against the world's best chess player Magnus Carlsen on a popular Norwegian-Swedish television talk show.
The Microsoft genius was allotted 2 minutes for each of his moves, while 23-year old Carlsen was given just 30 seconds.
Carlsen took a total of nine moves to checkmate Gates, who sportingly took up the challenge and said that the game had "a predetermined outcome", Verge reported.
Magnus Carlsen has held the title of grandmaster since the age of 13 and is currently the World Chess Champion.
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