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It was a step many speculated might happen. Hans Niemann has filed a complaint in the United States District Court, in the Eastern District of Missouri. The complaint cites Magnus Carlsen, the Play Magnus Group, Chess.com, LLC Daniel Rensch, and Hikaru Nakamura, seeking damages of no less than one hundred million dollars, with a jury trial demanded.
My lawsuit speaks for itself https://t.co/rOfUxiNYCH
— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) October 20, 2022
The full 44-page complaint can be read here.
Quoting very lightly the complaint, the text does not mince words:
Carlsen, having solidified his position as the “King of Chess,” believes that when it comes to chess, he can do whatever he wants and get away with it.
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8. Notorious for his inability to cope with defeat, Carlsen snapped. Enraged that the young Niemann, fully 12 years his junior, dared to disrespect the “King of Chess,” and fearful that the young prodigy would further blemish his multi-million dollar brand by beating him again, Carlsen viciously and maliciously retaliated against Niemann by falsely accusing Niemann, without any evidence, of somehow cheating during their in-person game and demanding that the organizers of the Sinquefield Cup immediately disqualify Niemann from the tournament.
9. When tournament officials refused to comply with Carlsen’s corrupt and cowardly demand to baselessly eliminate Niemann from competition, Carlsen lashed out again, this time by boycotting the remainder of the Sinquefield Cup in protest—an unprecedented act for a top chess professional, let alone the reigning World Champion.
Hans Niemann is represented by Oved & Oved and Gartner Firm.
Needless to say, the Twitterverse is already exploding. USA Today Sports reporter Tom Shad already commented:
The latest twist in the chess cheating saga: Hans Niemann has filed a lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen, https://t.co/iVr6K0zhAv and others, alleging defamation and an unlawful attempt to "blacklist" him from professional chess. pic.twitter.com/Kp0P5cFdAN
— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) October 20, 2022
