August 28, 2023
Chess grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann has been reinstated at online chess platform Chess.com after his $100 million defamation suit against rival Magnus Carlsen — who had called Niemann a cheater — was dismissed by a Missouri federal court judge.
June 27, 2023
A Missouri district judge handed a win to chess wizard Magnus Carlsen on Tuesday by dismissing a $100 million federal lawsuit that accused him and others of trying to ruin the reputation and livelihood of young prodigy Hans Moke Niemann by accusing him of being a cheater.
June 07, 2023
The heated legal battle between top chess players Hans Moke Niemann and Sven Magnus Carlsen, which in October spilled off the board and into court following public allegations that Niemann is a cheater, may hinge on which state's anti-SLAPP laws should apply, Missouri or Connecticut.
May 03, 2023
Chess prodigy Hans Moke Niemann is urging a Missouri federal court not to dismiss his defamation suit against rival Magnus Carlsen's company Play Magnus, saying the complaint shows how the company coordinated with other chess entities to destroy Niemann's reputation.
March 23, 2023
Chess prodigy Hans Moke Niemann has won his bid to conduct jurisdictional discovery on defendant Chess.com in his libel lawsuit, with the judge ruling that providing the citizenship of its members will not be as big of a burden as the website company claims.
March 14, 2023
Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is asking a Missouri federal court to throw out a lawsuit by rival Hans Moke Niemann, saying his "Houdini-worthy attempts" to support accusations of libel and slander are not enough to save a suit he is using as a vehicle to silence his critics, which is a violation of their right to free speech.
March 03, 2023
Teenage chess prodigy Hans Moke Niemann hit back at a motion to dismiss his second amended complaint in a defamation suit against rival Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen, saying his case is about "holding bullies accountable" and, despite defendants' repeated claims, "is not a publicity stunt."
January 24, 2023
World-class chess player Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen and other defendants in a defamation suit from young chess prodigy Hans Moke Niemann filed several responses to his second amended complaint in a Missouri federal court on Tuesday, once again seeking dismissal and calling the accusations "nonsensical" and "frivolous."
January 11, 2023
Young chess prodigy Hans Moke Niemann is turning up the wattage on Chess.com's spotlight in his defamation suit against 31-year-old rival Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen by expanding the accusations against the mega website and adding a $200,000 breach of contract claim.
December 02, 2022
Magnus Carlsen and other defendants asked a Missouri federal judge on Friday to toss what they called a meritless defamation suit brought against them by Carlsen's chess rival and admitted cheater Hans Moke Niemann, arguing the case is merely a "publicity stunt."