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Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations
10/21/2022 11:15:00 PM
A 19-year-old chess grandmaster is seeking $100 million in a federal lawsuit alleging a rival chess player and others destroyed his career with false accusations of cheating elevating a controversy that has roiled the chess world since September
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A 19-year-old chess grandmaster is seeking $100 million in a federal lawsuit alleging a rival chess player and others destroyed his career with false accusations of cheating elevating a controversy that has roiled the chess world since September
A 19-year-old chess grandmaster is seeking $100 million in a federal lawsuit alleging a rival chess player and others destroyed his career with false accusations of cheating elevating a controversy that has roiled the chess world since September
Niemann is seeking damages from Carlsen; Carlsen’s company Play Magnus Group; online chess site Chess.com; Hikaru Nakamura, an American grandmaster who is an influential streaming partner on Chess.com; and Chess.com executive Danny Rensch.It alleges the defendants worked together to defame and libel Niemann after his Sinquefield Cup win. “Despite the falsity of the Defendants’ accusations, Defendants’ malicious defamation and unlawful collusion has, by design, destroyed Niemann’s remarkable career in its prime and ruined his life,” according to the lawsuit.ADVERTISEMENTNiemann says tournaments have banned him, matches have been canceled and reputable chess schools won’t hire him over the false accusations.
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He is seeking $100 million in damages. risky move ? Love it…....
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Hans Niemann Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com Over Cheating AllegationsHans Niemann, the American chess grandmaster accused of cheating, sued world champion Magnus Carlsen and others “for colluding to blacklist him” from the chess world.
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He is seeking $100 million in damages. risky move ? Love it…....
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He is seeking $100 million in damages. risky move ? Love it….
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Lucas Martinez 1 minutes ago
And of course will refuse to play again until suit is final or settled… (wouldn’t want to risk n...
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And of course will refuse to play again until suit is final or settled… (wouldn’t want to risk not playing great all by himself)… A very Trumpian move…compound losses in court. Checkmate.
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Chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann Sues Rival For $100 Million Over Cheating Claims Chess grandmaster Ha...
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WTF is all these sue stories. Find money some other way losers. Sport?...
Chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann Sues Rival For $100 Million Over Cheating Claims Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing one of the sport's biggest legends for $100 MILLION ... because he says the guy made up claims that he cheated during a match. Isn't this the guy with the butt beads to help bim win?
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Teenage grandmaster sues world chess champion for defamation, seeking $100 million“I had the impression that he wasn’t … even fully concentrating on the game in critical positions,” Magnus Carlsen said of his match against Hans Niemann last month. Phase 1 of Studio West 117 $100 million development celebrates grand openingIt’s a more than $100 million project that, in essence, is building a new neighborhood for Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ community. If you're building for one group of people, that's racist...
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Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen for $100 million, accusing him of defamationThe 19-year-old chess grandmaster says the world champion has mounted a libelous campaign against him since Niemann defeated Carlsen in September. Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen for $100 million, accusing him of defamationThe 19-year-old chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing Magnus Carlsen for $100 million in damages, accusing the chess world champion of defamation in the latest twist to a spiraling cheating scandal.
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Hans Niemann filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.Oct.Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing one of the ...
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Hans Niemann filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.Oct.Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing one of the sport's biggest legends for $100 MILLION .October 21, 2022 at 10:53 a. S. District Court in St.
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The federal lawsuit, filed in the Eastern Missouri District Court, says that Carlsen, Chess. 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.
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Niemann is seeking damages of no less than $100 million in the suit, which said that tournament organizers have shunned him since the allegations emerged. Niemann is seeking damages from Carlsen; Carlsen’s company Play Magnus Group; online chess site Chess. In the lawsuit, Niemann and his attorneys state that they are seeking at least $100 million in damages.
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and, in Niemann's words,"soundly defeated" him. “Despite the falsity of the Defendants’ accusations, Defendants’ malicious defamation and unlawful collusion has, by design, destroyed Niemann’s remarkable career in its prime and ruined his life,” according to the lawsuit.
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Niemann states that the actions of the defendants have caused “devastating damages,” and that since Carlsen made the initial cheating allegations after the pair met at the Sinquefield Cup in St. ADVERTISEMENT Niemann says tournaments have banned him, matches have been canceled and reputable chess schools won’t hire him over the false accusations.
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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. .
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