Edit: I might have misread your question; normal competition rules chess but Blitz with 30 seconds for Magnus Carlsen and 2 minutes for Bill Gates. Probably not anything you should insist on playing in standard time control matches and tournaments. Carlsen said he was looking for tricks and traps from the get go because he only had 30 seconds to win (if the opposition moves had been stronger).
Chessgames.com says Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation On 365chess.com "Opening Explorer" 3. Bd3 isn't even listed as a move meaning the opening went "off of opening lines" as early as the third move; (especially considering some inaccurate moves were played by Gates and 7. H3 seems dodgy and 7.... Ne5 was a "bad positional move" with accurate play and 9.
Re1 instead of Bill Gates mate blunder in one (being 9. Nxe5) would have left him with a strong position). Anyway Carlsen took his chances and won so good for him.
PS I think Bill Gates should have gotten more time, at least over 3 minutes, perhaps 4 or even 5 minutes; the game almost wasn't even competitive in my opinion.
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