Chess scandal: million-dollar lawsuit against Carlsen failed

A federal judge in the Missouri court dismissed the American's lawsuit for $100 million in damages against Carlsen and others, the Wall Street Journal reported (Tuesday). Former world champion Carlsen (32) had made serious allegations of fraud against Niemann (20), and the scandal shook the chess world last year. “We are pleased that the court rejected Hans Niemann’s attempt to make an undeserved profit in federal court in Missouri and that Niemann’s attempt to stifle speech through strategic litigation in this forum failed,” Carlsens said Attorney Craig Reiser. Niemann's lawyers announced that they would now pursue the defamation lawsuit, among other lawsuits, in state court. Niemann had sued Carlsen and his company Play Magnus Group, the online platform chess.com and other players. He accused the defendants of colluding to destroy his reputation and livelihood. The fraud allegations ruined his career and his life. Niemann admitted fraud Last September, Carlsen publicly made concrete allegations of cheating against Niemann public for the first time, after he had previously ended a duel against Niemann after just one move in a high-profile online tournament without comment. As a result, Niemann was excluded from numerous competitions. Niemann admitted to cheating twice in virtual tournaments when he was 16 and 2022, but never in person at the chessboard. The World Chess Federation (Fide) had also launched an investigation to clarify the case. An investigative report by the Chess.com portal suggested at the beginning of October 100 that Niemann had probably cheated in more than XNUMX online games, including in prize money tournaments.

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Chess scandal: million-dollar lawsuit against Carlsen failed

Grandmaster Hans Niemann has failed for the time being with his million-dollar lawsuit against chess superstar Magnus Carlsen.

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