19-year-old chess grandmaster Hans Niemann named world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com, and popular streamer Hikaru Nakamura in a defamation ...
After losing, Carlsen tweeted a cryptic message that led observers to believe he was insinuating that Niemann cheated, leading to a frenzy of speculation and allegations. Niemann even offered to play naked to dispel the rumour. Many consider Carlsen to be the best chess player in the world — so it was a major upset when he lost to a rising 19-year-old grandmaster at the Sinquefield Cup in St. This development is the latest in a weeks-long [cheating scandal](https://globalnews.ca/tag/chess-cheating/) that began when the upstart Niemann defeated Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup in September. Lawyers for Chess.com say there is “no merit” to Niemann’s lawsuit and dismissed the allegations. Nakamura has weighed in on the accusations against Niemann many times on his livestreams, which are regularly watched by hundreds of thousands of chess fans.
Hans Niemann is suing grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and others after they accused him of cheating.
Niemann had previously admitted to cheating in informal games on the site when he was 12 and 16, but said he had never done so in competitive games. The 31-year-old accused Niemann of cheating, and suggested his rise to prominence in the chess world had been too rapid to be believable. But Niemann said Carlsen was just unable to cope with defeat, and wanted to ruin the teenage player's reputation and ensure Niemann would not beat him again. Carlsen is considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time, but lost to Niemann in an in-person game in September. Lawyers for Chess.com dismissed the allegations, and said the company looked "forward to setting the record straight on behalf of its team and all honest chess players". He is seeking compensation "to recover from the devastating damages that defendants have inflicted upon his reputation, career, and life by egregiously defaming him and unlawfully colluding to blacklist him from the profession to which he has dedicated his life", the lawsuit said.
Niemann's suit, which accuses Carlsen and the online chess platform of collusion and defamation among other infractions, was files Thursday in U.S. District ...
“To bolster this unprecedented joint ban, which effectively blacklisted Niemann from professional chess, [grandmaster Hikaru] Nakamura leveraged his platform as Chess.com’s top streamer and credibility as a top chess player to engage in an all-out blitz of defamatory accusations to further confirm that Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating and to make it appear that those accusations are true.” Nakamura is accused of acting in collusion with Carlsen and [Chess.com](http://chess.com/) by posting videos which it said amplified Carlsen’s cheating allegations against Niemann. “As stated in its October 2022 report, Chess.com had historically dealt with Hans’ prior cheating privately, and was forced to clarify its position only after he spoke out publicly. In the wake of Carlsen’s accusations, the lawsuit said, Niemann has had tournament invitations revoked and an upcoming match against 17-year-old German grandmaster Vincent Keymer canceled. Carlsen later [accused Niemann](https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen/status/1574482694406565888) of having “cheated more — and more recently — than he has publicly admitted.” At the same time, Chess.com said its investigation failed to turn up an abundance of “concrete statistical evidence” that Niemann cheated in his win over Carlsen. “By design, this sudden ban, at the precise time that Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating against him, added instant credibility to Carlsen’s false allegations and suggested that they were true. The lawsuit depicts an alleged conspiracy between the popular online chess platform and Carlsen to bar Niemann from professional competition in retaliation for Niemann’s defeat of Carlsen, the world’s No. Niemann, a 19-year-old grandmaster, subsequently [said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJZuT-_kij0) he had cheated in matches on [Chess.com](http://chess.com/) when he was 12 and 16 years old — but insisted he had not since then. Play Magnus began as a chess app which mimicked Carlsen’s playing style at various stages of his life, but has since evolved into a company that offers an online playing site and a book publishing outlet. In August, Play Magnus accepted an acquisition offer by Chess.com worth nearly $83 million. Niemann is seeking $100,000,000 in damages.
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann sued world champion Magnus Carlsen and others over their claims that he cheated in competition.
The report does, however, allege that Niemann likely cheated in over 100 online chess games, including several prize money events. The report also notes that Niemann is by far the fastest-rising player by yearly gain in classical over-the-board chess. Niemann's lawsuit alleges a conspiracy between the defendants, including Chess.com, popular Chess.com streamer Hikaru Nakamura and Carlsen, whose "Play Magnus" platform is set to be bought by Chess.com. "We have invited Hans to provide an explanation and response with the hope of finding a resolution where Hans can participate on Chess.com." But he denied claims that he cheated in an over-the-board match against Magnus Carlsen this year. "When Niemann was invited last minute to the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, I strongly considered withdrawing prior to the event.
Grandmaster, 19, accuses champion Magnus Carlsen and others of slander in affair that has rocked game's elite echelons.
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American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann, who found himself at the center of a bombshell cheating scandal last month when world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen accused ...
This lawsuit comes a day after the conclusion of the US Chess Championship in which Niemann competed and finished tied for fifth. Reiterating what they said in the 72-page report, the statement added that chess.com has historically dealt with Niemann's prior cheating privately, and were "forced to clarify its position" publicly only after he spoke out at the Sinquefield Cup. Focusing on this acquisition, which was announced in August, the lawsuit says that Chess.com and Carlsen colluded in a merger that will "monopolize the chess world." Chess Championship began, were "specifically designed to depict Niemann as a serial cheater, and thus reinforce Carlsen's accusations that Niemann cheated against him "over the board" at the FIDE-sanctioned Sinquefield Cup." The lawsuit also shone a light on the relationship between Carlsen and Chess.com. The next day, Carlsen withdrew from the tournament and sent a cryptic tweet that suggested, rather vaguely, that Niemann might have cheated.
Niemann played Magnus Carlsen -- a five-time reigning World Chess Champion and the highest-ranked chess player ever -- at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis back ...
He says in the suit that the org. Carlsen used his partnership with Chess giant Chess.com to essentially blackball him in the chess world. Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing one of the sport's biggest legends for $100 MILLION ... Niemann says Carlsen "gutlessly forfeited the game after making one move" and then repeated the "false" cheating accusations against Niemann. Niemann played Magnus Carlsen -- a five-time reigning World Chess Champion and the highest-ranked chess player ever -- at the Sinquefield Cup in St. He claims that despite several independent and unbiased sources clearing him of any wrongdoing during the Sept.
He's accusing rivals of a 'civil conspiracy' which has destroyed his 'reputation, career, and livelihood'
Chess.com then [made serious allegations that Niemann had cheated in over 100 online matches](https://kotaku.com/chess-scandal-cheating-grand-anal-bead-niemann-carlsen-1849616302), which [they followed up with an extensive report and claims of a confession from Niemann](https://kotaku.com/chess-com-cheating-scandal-niemann-carlsen-confession-1849617569), which he now denies in the suit. And that as a result, the affair has “had the desired effect of destroying Niemann’s reputation, career, and livelihood.” [being scanned extensively by a “device” which was trying to detect the presence of any items hidden on (or in this case in) a player’s body which could help them cheat](https://kotaku.com/chess-scandal-hans-niemann-championship-2022-security-1849624073). [ led to the explosion of a theory that Niemann had used vibrating anal beads to cheat in matches](https://kotaku.com/chess-champion-anal-bead-magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-1849542639). [Carlsen resigned after just a single move](https://kotaku.com/magnus-carlsen-cheating-hans-niemann-anal-beads-twitch-1849554715'), then said [he would never play against Niemann ever again](https://kotaku.com/anal-bead-cheating-chess-magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-1849583617). [one of the greatest sporting soundbytes of all time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopkGrrmCro):
Le champion norvégien Magnus Carlsen avait mis en doute la probité du jeune joueur de 19 ans, après avoir perdu contre lui le 5 septembre lors de la ...
Quant à Hikaru Nakamura, « c’est le partenaire de streaming le plus influent de Chess.com », assurent-ils. Ses allégations ont ensuite été reprises par le joueur américain Hikaru Nakamura et la principale plate-forme d’échecs en ligne au monde, Chess.com, pour qui le jeune grand maître a « probablement triché » au moins cent fois dans des parties en ligne. Cette plainte est l’acte le plus remarquable du jeune maître des échecs depuis l’éclosion de ce que ses avocats qualifient de « plus gros scandale de l’histoire » de la discipline. Dans sa plainte, Hans Niemann accuse ses détracteurs d’avoir agi de façon concertée par intérêt financier. Tout a débuté le 5 septembre quand le jeune Américain a battu la star norvégienne lors de la Sinquefield Cup aux Etats-Unis. Le jeune joueur d’échecs américain a porté plainte, jeudi 20 octobre, aux Etats-Unis contre ceux qui l’accusent de tricherie, dont son rival norvégien le champion Magnus Carlsen.
Le jeune joueur américain, ciblé notamment par le grand maître Magnus Carlsen, ne compte pas se laisser faire.
Cette plainte est l’acte le plus remarquable du jeune maître des échecs depuis l’éclosion de ce que ses avocats qualifient de « plus gros scandale de l’histoire des échecs ». « Par crainte que le jeune prodige ne mette en danger sa marque multi-millionnaire en lui infligeant d’autres défaites, Carlsen s’est vengé en l’accusant sans preuve », écrivent ses avocats. Ses allégations ont ensuite été reprises par le joueur américain Hikaru Nakamura et la principale plateforme d’échecs en ligne au monde, chess.com, pour qui le jeune grand maître a « probablement triché » Tout a débuté le 5 septembre quand le jeune Américain a battu la star norvégienne lors de la Sinquefield Cup aux États-Unis. Hans Niemann a été exclu de nombreuses compétitions et « ne peut plus obtenir d’emploi de professeur d’ L’homme de 19 ans a déposé un recours au civil devant un tribunal fédéral du Missouri contre le quintuple champion du monde et d’autres acteurs du monde des échecs, dont la plateforme chess.com, qu’il accuse de « diffamation » et de « collusion ».
Mis publiquement en accusation par Magnus Carlsen depuis début septembre, Hans Niemann a décidé de répliquer. Il porte plainte contre ses accusateurs pour ...
Le jeune joueur de 19 ans a porté plainte contre ses accusateurs pour « diffamation » et « collusion » et leur réclame à chacun 100 millions de dollars de dommages et intérêts. Pour ses avocats, les accusations portées contre Niemann ont « détruit dans l'oeuf sa carrière remarquable et ruiné sa vie ». L'Américain avait seulement admis avoir triché deux fois, à l'âge de 12 et 16 ans, mais jamais lors de parties physiques.
Accusé de triche, Hans Niemann décide de contre-attaquer, en poursuivant en justice Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Chessdotcom et Danny Rensh.
Suite aux accusations diffamatoires de Carlsen, une multitude de sources indépendantes et impartiales, y compris les organisateurs de tournois et les arbitres de la Sinquefield Cup, la FIDE, et les plus grands experts mondiaux en détection de triche, ont uniformément confirmé qu'il n'y a aucune preuve que Niemann a triché dans ses parties contre Carlsen, y compris à la Sinquefield Cup, en particulier compte tenu des mesures de sécurité anti-triche plus que suffisantes utilisées lors de l'événement. Malgré la fausseté des accusations des défendeurs, la diffamation malveillante et la collusion illégale des défendeurs ont, à dessein, détruit la remarquable carrière de Niemann à son apogée et ruiné sa vie. Carlsen a ensuite confirmé ses accusations diffamatoires contre Niemann avec un message provocateur sur Twitter, qui avait pour effet de diffuser au monde entier les fausses accusations de Carlsen selon lesquelles Niemann l'avait trompé. Niemann demande des dommages-intérêts d'un montant à déterminer au procès, mais pas moins de cent millions de dollars (100 000 000 $). Cette affaire qui mine le jeu d'échecs depuis un mois et demi change donc de nature. En août 2022, Chessdotcom a accepté d'acquérir Play Magnus pour près de 83 millions de dollars et de fusionner les deux sociétés afin de détenir le monopoliser sur le monde des échecs. Connu pour être mauvais perdant, Carlsen a craqué (après sa défaite face à Niemann en Sinquefield Cup, ndlr). Au fil des ans, Play Magnus est devenu l'une des deux plus grandes sociétés d'échecs en ligne au monde, juste derrière le géant de plusieurs milliards de dollars Chessdotcom. Le rapport indique que Niemann a avoué, en privé, les allégations et qu'il a ensuite été banni du site pendant un certain temps. Magnus Carlsen a par la suite refusé d'affronter l'Américain lors d'un tournoi en ligne, affirmant que "la triche aux échecs est une menace existentielle pour le jeu". Déjà en septembre, Hans Niemann dénonçait l'emballement et les conséquences pour sa carrière : Le 5 septembre 2022, Magnus Carlsen quittait la Sinquefield Cup après sa défaite contre Hans Niemann lors de la 3e ronde.
The grandmaster is suing world champion Magnus Carlsen and online platform Chess.com, among others.
“Hans confessed publicly to cheating online in the wake of the Sinquefield Cup, and the resulting fallout is of his own making,” the statement read. Niemann’s lawsuit said that Chess.com banned him “from its website and all of its future events to lend credence to Carlsen’s unsubstantiated and defamatory accusations of cheating”. [Chess star likely cheated over 100 times: Investigation](/news/2022/10/5/chess-grandmaster-niemann-cheated-more-than-100-times-wsj) [It’s International Chess Day. Weeks after the Sinquefield Cup, Carlsen resigned after just one move against Niemann in an online tournament and said later in September he believed Niemann had “cheated more – and more recently – than he has publicly admitted”. Carlsen’s surprise defeat to Niemann and his subsequent withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Missouri in September sparked a furore of comments and allegations, including from Nakamura, that Niemann had cheated. Niemann claimed that the defendants are “colluding to blacklist” him from the professional chess world and that he has been shunned by tournament organisers since five-time world champion Carlsen
Le joueur d'échecs américain Hans Niemann a porté plainte jeudi aux États-Unis contre ceux qui l'accusent de triche, dont son rival norvégien, le champion ...
Ses allégations ont ensuite été reprises par le joueur américain Hikaru Nakamura et la principale plateforme d'échecs en ligne au monde, chess.com, pour qui le jeune grand maître a "probablement triché" au moins 100 fois en ligne. Magnus Carlsen a, selon eux, bénéficié du soutien du site chess.com parce qu'il est en train de lui vendre son entreprise Play Magnus pour 83 millions de dollars. Le joueur d'échecs américain a porté plainte, jeudi 20 octobre, contre ceux qui l'accusent – dont son rival norvégien Magnus Carlsen – en leur réclamant 100 millions de dollars de dommages-intérêts. Dans sa plainte, Hans Niemann accuse ses détracteurs d'avoir agi de façon concertée par intérêt financier. Hans Niemann a été exclu de nombreuses compétitions et "ne peut plus obtenir d'emploi de professeur d'échecs dans des écoles sérieuses", assurent-ils. Tout a débuté le 5 septembre quand le jeune Américain a battu la star norvégienne lors de la Sinquefield Cup aux États-Unis.
The 19-year-old chess grandmaster says the world champion has mounted a libelous campaign against him since Niemann defeated Carlsen in September.
But, the lawsuit adds, "Unbeknownst to Niemann at the time, Defendants would do whatever it took ensure that this would never happen." Carlsen later stated outright that he would refuse to play Niemann because of his past links to cheating. He was also streaming in 25 of these games." He was already 17 when he likely cheated in some of these matches and games. The court filing accuses Rensch and Nakamura of using their influence to amplify and bolster Carlsen's claims that Niemann is a cheater. Defendants in the lawsuit include Carlsen, his company Play Magnus Group, the online platform Chess.com and its leader, Danny Rensch, along with grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura.
GM Hans Niemann has filed a defamation lawsuit against GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Hikaru Nakamura, Chess.com, the Play Magnus Group, and IM Danny Rensch, ...
Lawyers and non-lawyers online have already analyzed the filing in depth. As stated in its October 2022 report, Chess.com had historically dealt with Hans’ prior cheating privately, and was forced to clarify its position only after he spoke out publicly. The lawsuit is the next episode in the chess cheating scandal that has been reported widely upon in mainstream media since early September. He also reveals that a scheduled match with the young German grandmaster No one is sure of participation." For each cause of action, at least $100 million is claimed.
Après des passes d'armes sur l'échiquier, puis dans les médias, le duel entre le champion du monde en titre, Magnus Carlsen, et le grand maître américain ...
Dans ce même document de 72 pages, “le site dément avoir pris la décision de fermer le compte de Niemann à la suite d’une demande ou de pressions de la part de Carlsen”. Ils réclament le versement de 100 millions de dollars (102 millions d’euros) à Hans Niemann, en réparation “de l’immense préjudice porté par les mis en cause à sa réputation, sa carrière et sa vie en le visant par des diffamations flagrantes et en formant une collusion illégale afin de le mettre au ban de la profession à laquelle il a consacré toute sa vie”. Le 20 octobre, le champion américain a déposé une plainte auprès d’un tribunal du Missouri (l’État où s’est déroulé le premier tournoi où Carlsen avait claqué la porte, et mis le feu aux poudres), relate le site de la chaîne de télévision. Niemann dénonce un complot soigneusement organisé par ses ennemis pour faire tomber le jeune rival qu’il serait avant qu’il ne fasse trop d’ombre à un Carlsen en fin de règne et ne nuise aux négociations en cours. CNBC explique que Chess.com est en discussion pour racheter la plateforme Play Magnus du champion norvégien. [le monde des échecs se déchire sur fond d’accusations de triche](https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/scandale-carlsen-contre-niemann-le-monde-des-echecs-se-dechire-sur-fond-d-accusation-de-triche) formulées à son endroit par le champion du monde en titre, le Norvégien Magnus Carlsen – d’abord implicitement, puis noir sur blanc dans un communiqué, [rappelle CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/20/chess-grandmaster-hans-niemann-files-100-million-defamation-suit-over-cheating-accusation.html).
L'Américain Hans Niemann, accusé d'avoir triché par le numéro un des échecs Magnus Carlsen et par la principale plateforme en ligne des échecs, leur demande ...
«La campagne» menée par ses accusateurs «a déjà eu l’effet escompté de détruire la réputation, la carrière et le gagne-pain de Niemann», écrivent ses avocats dans la plainte. Mais les accusations de triche à son encontre restent sans preuves à l’heure actuelle, et interrogent encore sur la manière de tricher aux échecs. Son compatriote Wesley So, 5e joueur mondial, l’avait même qualifié «d’adolescent probablement le plus irrespectueux» des échecs au cours d’une interview. La plainte d’Hans Niemann, déposée jeudi aux Etats-Unis, vise également le plus populaire des streameurs de la discipline et 6e joueur mondial, Hikaru Nakamura, ainsi que le site chess.com et son dirigeant Daniel Rensch. «À part quand j’avais 12 ans, je n’ai jamais triché dans un tournoi avec de l’argent», avait-il promis le lendemain de sa victoire. L’Américain Hans Niemann, 40e joueur mondial d’échecs, réclame «au minimum 100 millions de dollars» de dommages et intérêts contre ceux qui l’ont accusé de tricherie.
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and other...
Niemann is seeking $100 million in damages in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. [roiled the chess world](3f3a0e4523d33a61fd36d4bb1b5cc32b) since September, when Carlsen suggested Niemann cheated during his upset win over Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup tournament in St. District Court in St.
Le champion d'échecs Hans Niemann attaque en justice pour diffamation le norvégien Magnus Carlsen, et lui demande 100 millions de dollars de dommages et ...
Pour rappel, toute sorte de rumeurs s'étaient ébruitées à propos de la victoire de Hans Niemann face au champion norvégien. « Au total, nous avons constaté qu’Hans Niemann a probablement triché dans plus de 100 parties d’échecs en ligne, y compris dans plusieurs événements à dotation monétaire », a écrit Chess.com dans un rapport publié le 4 octobre. Il leur réclame une somme à hauteur de 100 millions de dollars de dommages-intérêts.
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by falsely accusi...
But Carlsen offered no evidence of Niemann cheating. Niemann is seeking $100 million in damages in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. His manager, Henrik Carlsen, did not immediately respond Friday to a request for comment. On Sept. The lawsuit contends Carlsen is seeking to preserve his status as the “King of Chess” and to complete a deal with Chess.com to acquire Play Magnus for nearly $83 million. District Court in St.
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by accusing him of ...
Louis against chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, who has suggested Niemann cheated during his upset win over Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup tournament in St. But Carlsen offered no evidence of Niemann cheating. His manager, Henrik Carlsen, did not immediately respond Friday to a request for comment. Hans Niemann filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. On Sept. District Court in St.
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by accusing him of ...
Louis against chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, who has suggested Niemann cheated during his upset win over Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup tournament in St. But Carlsen offered no evidence of Niemann cheating. His manager, Henrik Carlsen, did not immediately respond Friday to a request for comment. Hans Niemann filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. On Sept. District Court in St.