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Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann tells Piers Morgan he did not use sex toy to cheat during tournament

The 20-year-old told Piers Morgan that the allegations were ‘disheartening’

Evening Standard

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to beat Magnus Carlsen

The Norwegian former world champion Magnus Carlsen had alleged that US prodigy Hans Niemann had cheated during an upset win last year

The Independent UK

Chess: Kasparov subsides at St Louis while Sam Sevian scores career best

The former world champion, 60, led the Champions Showdown 9LX unbeaten with 3/4, then collapsed to 3/9, while the 22-year-old finished ahead of the US elite

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: Carlsen increases lead while Niemann is involved in new controversy

The Norwegian, 32, follows up his World Cup victory in Baku by winning the latest leg of the online ChampionsTour, while the former world champion Vladimir Kramnik is displeased at losing to Niemann

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Niemann back in action after $100m lawsuit against Carlsen is settled

The controversial 20-year-old had a subdued return at Titled Tuesday, but will be the No1 seed at the World Junior Championship in Mexico City

The Guardian - UK

Huge chess scandal ends with begrudging agreement as one grandmaster threatens to 'name names' regardless

World champion Magnus Carlsen had accused opponent Hans Niemann of cheating.

PC Gamer

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann cleared of using sex toy to help him cheat

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has been cleared of cheating following claims that he used a sex toy to receive wireless signals against world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Evening Standard

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Chess cheating controversy | Carlsen, Niemann settle dispute outside court

Norway's Magnus Carlsen and U.S. chess prodigy Hans Niemann have resolved their dispute outside court. Niemann's account on Chess.com has been reinstated and he is welcome to play at future events. Carlsen acknowledged Chess.com's report and is willing to play Niemann in future events.

The Hindu

Carlsen and Niemann settle dispute over cheating claims that rocked chess

A dispute that caused scandal in the world of elite chess appears to have been settled after the players involved said they have moved on from their rift

The Guardian - US

Carlsen and Anand teams contest Global Chess League as final beckons

Alpine Warriors, led by Magnus Carlsen, and Ganges Grandmasters, headed by Vishy Anand, are among the front-runners in the six-team franchise chess league

The Guardian - UK

Chess master accused of cheating using sex toy has £78m lawsuit dismissed

World-ranked chess player Hans Moke Niemann had a lawsuit against grandmaster Magnus Carlsen dismissed in the latest twist to a cheating scandal that has gripped the sport

Daily Mirror

Chess prodigy accused of cheating by grandmaster has $100m libel suit thrown out

Chess prodigy Hans Niemann’s $100 million libel lawsuit against a fellow grandmaster who accused him of cheating has been thrown out by a judge.

Evening Standard

World's best chess player loses tournament after 'horror mouseslip'

Magnus Carlsen lost to rival Hikaru Nakamura after misclicking his queen.

PC Gamer

US women’s chess champion accuses grandmaster of sexually abusing her

Jennifer Shahde claimed that Alejandro Ramirez, the team coach of Saint Louis University’s chess team, assaulted her in two instances nearly a decade ago

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Sports quiz of the week: winners and losers, lovers and leavers

Who screamed? Who was scared? Who saw red?

The Independent UK

Chess star Hans Niemann accuses Magnus Carlsen of paying grandmaster to heckle him

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by accusing him of cheating

ABC News

Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com urge court to dismiss Hans Niemann's lawsuit over cheating claims

Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com urge a US court to toss out a libel suit brought against them by teenage grandmaster Hans Niemann, who Carlsen has accused of cheating.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Hans Niemann chosen to lead USA at World Team Championship

The 19-year-old will play at Jerusalem in his first event since he launched his $100m lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen and others

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The Independent UK

Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by accusing him of cheating

WEKU

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.

The New Daily

‘Not a game’: Accused chess cheater files lawsuit against arch nemesis

Embattled chess player Hans Niemann has announced he is taking his feud with grandmaster Magnus Carlsen to the US court system.

Evening Standard

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann sues for $100m after being accused of cheating

World champion Magnus Carlsen plunged the game into controversy last month after quitting a prestigious St Louis tournament after losing a match against Niemann

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Niemann sues Carlsen and others for $100m after recovery at St Louis

The 19-year-old, who has denied all cheating allegations made by the world champion, is to sue Carlsen as well as chess.com, Hikaru Nakamura and others the day after fighting back to almost win a medal at the US Championship

France 24

US grandmaster Niemann sues chess champion Carlsen over cheating claims

American grandmaster Hans Niemann, in the latest move in a scandal that has rocked the world of chess, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Magnus Carlsen after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating.

ABC News

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for defamation

Teenage chess grandmaster Hans Niemann hits rival Magnus Carlsen and others with a defamation suit after allegations of cheating.

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