Exactly. This part of the article stood out particularly to me: "After eight moves, using his own limited chess ability, the unthinkable was occurring: Max was

Exactly. This part of the article stood out particularly to me: "After eight moves, using his own limited chess ability, the unthinkable was occurring: Max was winning." Pure dramatic bluster. White has a built-in but small initiative in every game that engines will evaluate as a tiny advantage. This is basically what Max has at move 8. It is not much closer to a win than after his very first move (1. e4). I have to believe the deception of the writer here is intentional, since they did indeed consult with experts (e.g. Polgar).