Hans Niemann is suing Magnus Carlsen for $100 million in defamation.
Hans Niemann launches counterattack in dispute with world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, slanders 19-year-old grandmaster and viciously conspires with others to ruin his career filed a federal lawsuit accusing Carlsen of
This is the first time Carlsen has claimed that Niemann’s upset victory in his tournament at Sinkfield’s Cup in St. Louis was the result of elite chess cheating, the first he has seen since early September. It’s the latest move in a scandal that has brought a level of drama to the world.
Niemann is seeking federal court in the Eastern District of Missouri to award him at least $100 million in damages.
Defendants in the lawsuit include Carlsen, his company Plays Magnus Group, and his online platform Chess.com and its director Danny Rensch, Grandmaster Hikaru his Nakamura.
According to the complaint, after Niemann’s unfair victory in September, Carlsen was appointed as “King of Chess” to complete Chess.com’s acquisition of his company, a deal worth tens of millions of dollars. wanted to maintain its position.
Court filings allege that Rensch and Nakamura used their influence to amplify and corroborate Carlsen’s claim that Niemann was a fraudster.
The jury trial was filed Thursday, a day after Neiman finished fifth in his US Chess Championship tournament in a five-way tie.
Chess.com again dismisses Niemann’s account He publicly admitted
Niemann used electronic devices to cheat in online matches, but he said he was 12 and he was 16 claims to be only when He called one of those instances “a ridiculous mistake.”
And, except when he was 12, Niemann said he never cheated for prize money in a tournament.
Niemann, like other top gamers, Niemann, who hosts lucrative video accounts on Twitch and other services, said he never cheated while streaming games.
Chess.com published a report rejecting Neiman’s account, stating: “Hans has likely cheated in more than 100 online chess games, including several prize money events.
Chess.com released a statement from its attorneys, saying the new allegations are baseless and that the company “looks forward to setting the record straight on behalf of the team and all honest chess players.” I am.”
Referring to Niemann’s public admission of wrongdoing last month, the company added:
Requests for comment on his NPR from other defendants in the lawsuit were not responded to before this article was published.
Neiman says Carlsen can’t stand losing to him. This lawsuit provides Neiman’s most comprehensive account of his significant dispute with Carlsen to date. In it, the Norwegian, considered one of the greatest chess players in history, is described as “notoriously incapable of being defeated.”
Carlsen won a tournament in late September He faced Niemann again and shook the chess world.
In Neiman’s view, his victory over Carlsen “should have taken Neiman’s career to the next level and further recognized his immense potential as the next great American chess player.
However, the complaint adds, “Unbeknownst to Niemann at this point, the defendant was doing everything he could to ensure that this never happened.”
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