Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen and others for defamation for $100 million. Niemann ended Carlsen’s 53-game unbeaten streak at the Sinquefield Cup in September. Carlsen then withdrew from the game, publicly accusing Niemann of cheating shortly before. Niemann, 19, admitted to cheating on Chess.com online games twice, once at age 12 and 16, and denies cheating in offline games. Chess.com later found Niemann cheated more online than he admitted, but its investigation report found no evidence of cheating in offline games. Chess.com shut down Niemann’s account at the same time as the release of the investigation report. In the indictment , Niemann accused Carlsen and Chess.com of conspiring to prevent him from entering professional chess, causing him devastating losses.
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