Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen for $100 million, accusing him of defamation
The 19-year-old chess grandmaster says the world champion has mounted a libelous campaign against him since Niemann defeated Carlsen in September.
Hans Niemann is launching a counterattack in his dispute with chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, filing a federal lawsuit that accuses Carlsen of maliciously colluding with others to defame the 19-year-old grandmaster and ruin his career.
It's the latest move in a scandal that has injected into the world of elite chess since early September, when Carlsen suggested Niemann's upset victory over him at the Sinquefield Cup
