Hans Niemann is seeking 400 MILLION USD in damages from Carlsen, Nakamura, Chess.com, Play Magnus and Danny Rensch

After 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, the World Chess Champion decided to withdraw from the event. Rumors that Magnus Carlsen suspected Niemann was cheating started spreading over social media and the “Carlsen – Niemann” controversy is the top news in mass media ever since. Scroll down for 90 news articles in chronological order

Today, Hans Niemann filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court (Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division). Plaintiff Hans Moke Niemann, represented by his attorneys Oved & Oved LLP and local Missouri counsel The Gartner Law Firm, is seeking a total of 400 million USD in damages from “Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen aka Magnus Carlsen, Play Magnus as Play Magnus Group, Chess.com LLC, Daniel Rensch aka Danny Rensch, and Hikaru Nakamura” This is practically 100 million from each of the implicated parties plus any additional costs Niemann might incur during the trial

The penultimate page of the Hans Niemann lawsuit reads:

WHEREFORE, Niemann hereby requests that the Court grant the following relief:

a) On the First Cause of Action, a money judgment in favor of Niemann
against Defendants, the specific amount of which to be determined at trial,
but not less than $100,000,000, plus pre-judgment interest;

b) On the Second Cause of Action, a money judgment in favor of Niemann
against Defendants, the specific amount of which to be determined at trial,
but not less than $100,000,000, plus pre-judgment interest;

c) On the Third Cause of Action, a money judgment in favor of Niemann
against Defendants, the specific amount of which to be determined at trial,
but not less than $100,000,000, plus pre-judgment interest;

d) On the Fourth Cause of Action, a money judgment in favor of Niemann
against Defendants, the specific amount of which to be determined at trial,
plus pre-judgment interest;

e) On the Fifth Cause of Action, a money judgment in favor of Niemann
against Defendants, the specific amount of which to be determined at trial,
but not less than $100,000,000, plus pre-judgment interest;

f) An award of Niemann’s costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys’ fees
incurred in connection with this action;

g) Any other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper

The timeline of events related to the Carlsen – Niemann case: