American chess champion Hans Niemann has filed a defamation suit of $100 million over claims that he cheated in a recent competition.
The chess world became the center of global attention this past September the low-rated 19-year-old Niemann beat Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of Norway in an upset matchup at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. As Breitbart Newsat the time, rumors and theories immediately began circulating across the internet that Niemann somehow cheated through the use of an anal device that fed him advanced chess moves via vibration.
Regardless of the theory’s merit, orchestrators of the U.S. Chess Championships apparently took it seriously enough that NiemannThe lawsuit Neimann filed claims that Magnus Carlsen lied by claiming his opponent did not play fairly, alleging he “maliciously” tried to ruin Niemann’s reputation. “Enraged that the young Niemann, fully 12 years his junior, dared to disrespect the ‘King of Chess,’ and fearful that the young prodigy would further blemish his multi-million dollar brand by beating him again, Carlsen viciously and maliciously retaliated against Niemann,” the lawsuit claims.
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