Beating titled people

It is. But not in variants.

@biscuitfiend 2+1 is absurdly long. Why do you say so?

It isn't always an achievement.
E.g.

I don't think I should be proud of this victory

we are not talking about timeouts, we are talking about game

@HighlyRadioactive I simply disagree with your premise. 2+1 is not long at all.