Viewers will recall the scandal that shook the chess world, when Magnus Carlsen stated he thought US GM Hans Niemann had cheated against him. In spite of endless amounts of speculation and hand-waving, no evidence was ever produced, and Niemann struck back with an eye-watering $500 million-dollar lawsuit. The lawsuit targeted Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com, Play Magnus group, Danny Rensch, and Hikaru Nakamura.

The first verdict of the lawsuit is in, and it was dismissed as many sources will be repeating, but in fact only two technical points were thrown out, while the rest will be refiled. Learn what the points were, why they were thrown out, and why the lawsuit is anything but over.

Links:

Chess Cheating Detection 101 - How world renowned expert Dr. Ken Regan analyzed Hans Niemann
   • Chess Cheating Detection 101 - How wo...  

Chess.com's report on Hans Niemann:
https://www.chess.com/blog/CHESScom/h...

Hans Niemann's lawsuit:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/rec...

Federal Court decision:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/rec...