Teenage grandmaster Hans Niemann sued top chess figures such as World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen for $100 million, claiming the chess establishment conspired to attack him with cheating allegations, but lawyers for Carlsen said Friday the teen has no evidence to back that up.
filed by chess grandmaster Hans Niemann in October, which marked a dramatic escalation of tensions over cheating allegations levied against the 19-year-old American.... [+]The motion to dismiss argued the teenager spent years"trying to curate a reputation as the bad boy of chess" and"now wants to cash in by blaming others" after the allegations derailed his chess career.
Niemann stated in his defamation lawsuit the claims are a conspiracy from the chess community's establishment to smear him after he defeated Carlsen—the five-time defending world champion—during a tournament in St. Louis on September 4.
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