Chess.com has formally requested the Eastern Missouri District Court to dismiss GM Hans Niemann‘s defamation lawsuit. The motion to dismiss, filed on December 2, 2022, asserts that the lawsuit “could have been brought only as a public relations stunt.” Chess.com’s answer to Niemann’s complaints comes 43 days after the lawsuit was brought to court by …
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, seeking at least $100 million in damages. The lawsuit is the next episode in the chess cheating scandal that has been reported widely upon in mainstream media since early September. 19-year-old …
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The 10th round of the 2022 U.S. Chess Championship took place on Saturday with a single decisive result in favor of GM Hans Niemann. Draws for GMs Fabiano Caruana and Ray Robson left them on 7/10 and 6.5/10 respectively with chances for chasers to contest the top spot in the final three rounds. The women’s …
The 2022 U.S. Chess Championship continued on Saturday with electric games across the board in round four. GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Alex Lenderman won their respective games with the former rising above the rest of the field by half a point. In the Women’s event, the pattern of winning with white continued with …
GMs Hans Niemann and Sam Sevian were the two winners on the opening day of the U.S. Championship in St. Louis as Niemann looked to put to bed any speculations about his over-the-board play. The women’s section saw four decisive results, including a shock win for 12-year-old FM Alice Lee over FM Ashritha Eswaran. Round …
In a 72-page report made public on Tuesday, Chess.com states that GM Hans Niemann “has likely cheated in more than 100 online chess games, including several prize money events.” Chess.com also notes that Niemann is “the fastest rising top player in classical OTB chess in modern history” but didn’t find clear evidence that Niemann cheated …
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“I believe that Niemann has cheated more – and more recently – than he has publicly admitted,” GM Magnus Carlsen wrote in a much-anticipated statement about GM Hans Niemann‘s alleged cheating. The world champion posted the statement on Twitter just moments ago. My statement regarding the last few weeks. pic.twitter.com/KY34DbcjLo — Magnus Carlsen …
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A final between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hans Niemann is not possible anymore at the Julius Baer Generation Cup after Niemann lost to GM Le Quang Liem in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Carlsen eliminated GM Levon Aronian and now plays GM Vincent Keymer, who knocked out GM Praggnanandhaa R. The fourth semifinalist is GM Arjun Erigaisi, who …
A final between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hans Niemann is not possible anymore at the Julius Baer Generation Cup after Niemann lost to GM Le Quang Liem in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Carlsen eliminated GM Levon Aronian and now plays GM Vincent Keymer, who knocked out GM Praggnanandhaa R. The fourth semifinalist is GM Arjun Erigaisi, who …
GM Magnus Carlsen is back in the lead at the Julius Baer Generation Cup after scoring three wins and a draw on the third day of the preliminaries. GM Hans Niemann is still in contention of qualifying for the knockout phase and might be paired with Carlsen later in the tournament. How to watch? The …
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