The cheating drama that has enveloped the chess world will have a new chapter in federal court: 19-year-old Hans Niemann sued Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com, and popular chess grandmaster and streamer Hikaru Nakamura on Thursday for slander and libel and is seeking at least $100 million in damages. Niemann’s lawsuit claims that Carlsen, the top-ranked chess player in the world, is “notorious for his inability to cope with defeat,” and that he “viciously and maliciously retaliated against Niemann by falsely accusing Niemann, without any evidence, of somehow cheating” during the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament last month ... (full story)