With massive popularity and a 400 million lawsuit going on, Hans Niemann is gaining legendary status. The Chess Speaks for Itself this this Halloween too, with players dressing up as Hans Niemann.
Hans Niemann – chess speaks for itself line
Hans Niemann filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court (Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division). The lawsuit of Hans Niemann is directed vs “Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen aka Magnus Carlsen, Play Magnus as Play Magnus Group, Chess.com LLC, Daniel Rensch aka Danny Rensch, and Hikaru Nakamura”. Hans Niemann announced, “The Lawsuit speaks for itself”, mimicking the line that he used during one of the Meltwater events , which became so famous that we see it in later interviews like “The silence of my critics speaks for itself”, news articles “Daniel Rensch about chess.com’s statement: This tweet speaks for itself“, “The report speaks for itself”, his father’s words “Hans is a good kid. His chess speaks for itself”
The timeline of events related to the Carlsen – Niemann case:
| Date | News |
| 5-Sep | BREAKING: Magnus Carlsen withdraws from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 |
| 5-Sep | Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 |
| 5-Sep | Hans Niemann was thoroughly checked before the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup (VIDEO) |
| 5-Sep | Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers react to Carlsen’s withdrawal from the tournament |
| 5-Sep | Hans Niemann R4 post-game interview: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left |
| 6-Sep | Sinquefield Cup 2022 improves anti-cheating measures after Carlsen’s withdrawal |
| 6-Sep | Fabiano Caruana: Can’t wait to hear more about the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect |
| 6-Sep | Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 |
| 6-Sep | Niemann’s emotional confession R5 post-game interview: I cheated in random games on chess.com and this was the biggest mistake in my life |
| 7-Sep | Reactions to Hans Niemann’s interview |
| 7-Sep | Hans Niemann: I’d like to see what Nakamura has to say now |
| 8-Sep | Hans Niemann R6 post-game interview: The silence of my critics speaks for itself |
| 8-Sep | Elon Musk comments on accusations towards Hans Niemann |
| 8-Sep | Garry Kasparov about Carlsen’s withdrawal: It’s an act with no precedent in the past 50 years |
| 9-Sep | Chess.com explains its decision to remove Hans Niemann from the platform in the official statement |
| 9-Sep | Daniel Rensch about chess.com’s statement: This tweet speaks for itself |
| 9-Sep | Hikaru Nakamura reacts to Hans Niemann’s interview |
| 9-Sep | Susan Polgar about Niemann – Carlsen case: The professional reputation of many parties is at stake |
| 9-Sep | Garry Kasparov: Unless the chess world is to be dragged down into endless pathetic rumors, clear statements must be made |
| 9-Sep | Niemann keeps analyzing his game with MVL while getting checked with the anti-cheating device (VIDEO) |
| 9-Sep | Hans Niemann R7 post-game interview: It is absolutely ridiculous to play chess under these conditions |
| 10-Sep | Hikaru Nakamura and Daniel Naroditsky speak about cheating in chess |
| 10-Sep | Hans Niemann’s fans gather in front of the Saint Louis Chess Club |
| 10-Sep | Sinquefield Cup Chief Arbiter’s statement: We have no indication that any player has been playing unfairly in the Sinquefield Cup 2022 |
| 11-Sep | New allegations within Niemann – Carlsen case: Hans Niemann performs much better with live DGT boards |
| 11-Sep | Nigel Davies, “If Carlsen does not speak soon, the FIDE Ethics Commission should act” |
| 11-Sep | Alexander Grischuk about Niemann – Carlsen case: Magnus freaked out for a reason |
| 11-Sep | Richard Rapport suggests a polygraph test to manage cheating in chess and protect players who are falsely accused |
| 11-Sep | Alexei Shirov: Hans Niemann’s last GM norm looks suspicious |
| 12-Sep | Hans Niemann after the end of the Sinquefield Cup 2022: It was a lot to handle and I wasn’t able to manage my nerves |
| 13-Sep | S.L. Narayanan: I believe FIDE has to take more stringent measures for both online as well as OTB |
| 13-Sep | Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen to meet at the Julius Baer Generation Cup |
| 14-Sep | Hans Niemann to be back at the Saint Louis Chess Club for the 2022 Fall Chess Classic |
| 15-Sep | Fabiano Caruana on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I do not think Niemann cheated in this tournament |
| 16-Sep | Leonard Barden for Guardian on Niemann – Carlsen case: It is time for FIDE to step in |
| 16-Sep | Stephen Colbert jokes about the latest accusations against Hans Niemann in his late night talk show |
| 18-Sep | Alejandro Ramirez shares his insights on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I don’t think Hans cheated |
| 19-Sep | Magnus Carlsen resignes against Hans Niemann in the second move |
| 19-Sep | Susan Polgar on Carlsen’s resignation against Niemann: Definitely a protest move! |
| 19-Sep | Hammer says Carlsen should be sanctioned in live Norwegian TV program |
| 19-Sep | Fair-Play specialist Kenneth Regan: Niemann played well, but not too well |
| 19-Sep | Levon Aronian: I believe Niemann hasn’t been the cleanest person when it comes to online chess |
| 19-Sep | Magnus Carlsen applauds Pragg for the fantastic game |
| 19-Sep | Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s resignation |
| 19-Sep | Niemann’s and Carlsen’s facial expressions during their 2-move game |
| 20-Sep | Carlsen will not give any interviews during the tournament |
| 20-Sep | Anish Giri: we know about online cheating by multiple other chess players |
| 20-Sep | Nakamura on Carlsen – Nieman Julius Baer game |
| 20-Sep | Martin B. Justesen: Carlsen is handling the Chess.com merger like Elon Musk did with the purchase of Twitter |
| 20-Sep | Carlsen’s resignation is the top story in Norwegian newspapers |
| 20-Sep | Why was Hans Niemann invited to the Julius Baer Generation Cup? |
| 20-Sep | Naroditsky: I am pretty confident that Magnus believes Niemann has cheated over the board before Saint Louis |
| 20-Sep | The Carlsen – Niemann conflict is more recent than everyone thinks? |
| 20-Sep | What if Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann meet in the Julius Baer Generation Cup Knockout phase? |
| 21-Sep | Levon Aronian on 21-move loss to Niemann: Hans played very strange moves |
| 21-Sep | FIDE closely follows Carlsen – Niemann case, a statement to come |
| 21-Sep | Emil Sutovsky: FIDE is concerned about recent developments of Carlsen – Niemann case |
| 21-Sep | BREAKING! Magnus Carlsen: cheaters should not be taken lightly either online or OTB |
| 21-Sep | Niemann’s mentor whom Carlsen mentions in the interview was banned from chess.com for cheating?! |
| 22-Sep | Susan Polgar: Sadly, the performances of other young talents are overshadowed |
| 22-Sep | Anish Giri about the recent chess drama: It’s moving in circles a little bit |
| 22-Sep | Fabiano Caruana: I would take Regan’s analysis with a large grain of salt |
| 22-Sep | Magnus Carlsen: Some people were more supportive privately than publicly |
| 23-Sep | Ian Nepomniachtchi: I was unhappy to hear Hans Niemann will replace Rapport in Sinquefield Cup |
| 23-Sep | FIDE publishes the official statement on the Carlsen – Niemann case |
| 24-Sep | Top grandmasters take Carlsen’s side in the Carlsen – Niemann case?! |
| 24-Sep | Hans Niemann is innocent until proven guilty |
| 25-Sep | Susan Polgar: DON’T CHEAT! It is simply NOT worth it! |
| 25-Sep | Magnus Carlsen announces his statement(s) for the coming days: I want cheating in chess to be dealt with seriously |
| 26-Sep | Kenneth Regan for Al Jazeera: I was in daily communication with the Sinquefield Cup organizers |
| 26-Sep | BREAKING! Magnus Carlsen publishes the official statement: I believe that Niemann has cheated more |
| 26-Sep | Chris Bird – Chief Arbiter of the Sinquefield Cup 2022 reacts to Carlsen’s statement |
| 26-Sep | Nakamura on Carlsen’s statement: It seems to me that Carlsen thinks Hans was cheating in the game they played at the Sinquefield Cup |
| 26-Sep | Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s official statement |
| 26-Sep | Is Carlsen’s statement the end, the beginning of the end, or only the end of the beginning? |
| 26-Sep | Fabiano Caruana and Maurice Ashley comment on Carlsen’s statement (C-Squared podcast) |
| 26-Sep | GM Nigel Davies on Carlsen’s statement: This is a very clear accusation of cheating, but without actual evidence |
| 27-Sep | Susan Polgar suggests a lifetime ban for second cheating offense |
| 27-Sep | Ramesh RB: FIDE should have devised a good practical solution to the cheating problem years ago |
| 27-Sep | Anish Giri reveals moves of the “Beach Game” between Niemann and Carlsen |
| 27-Sep | GM Raymond Keene: Niemann could now raise stakes by consulting M’Learned Friends |
| 27-Sep | Sergey Karjakin on Carlsen’s statement: Niemann’s guilt has not been proven, but there is no smoke without fire |
| 27-Sep | The Carlsen – Niemann controversy is top news in mass media |
| 28-Sep | GM Daniel King: “It seems to have been forgotten that a 19-year-old has been thrown to the lions” |
| 28-Sep | Hikaru Nakamura comments on Yosha Iglesias’s “the most incriminating evidence against Hans Niemann” |
| 28-Sep | Motherboard reviews e-mails in which Maxim Dlugy confesses cheating on chess.com |
| 29-Sep | Eugene Perelshteyn defends and criticizes Carlsen on the Hans Niemann cheating accusations |
| 29-Sep | Garry Kasparov: Carlsen’s behavior was unacceptable |
| 1-Oct | Ian Nepomniachtchi explains what could be considered evidence of cheating in chess |
| 2-Oct | Hikaru Nakamura on the recent Carlsen – Niemann case developments: I don’t see a happy ending to this |
| 4-Oct | The Wall Street Journal publishes chess.com’s findings on the Carlsen – Niemann case |
| 4-Oct | Hikaru Nakamura on chess.com’s findings about Hans Niemann: This is the big drama |
| 4-Oct | Reactions to chess.com’s findings about Hans Niemann |
| 4-Oct | Chess.com publishes 72-page report on Carlsen – Niemann case |
| 5-Oct | GM Noel Studer: It’s insane that chess.com knew Hans likely cheated over 100 times and would have let him play in CGC |
| 9-Oct | Hans Moke Niemann files massive lawsuit |
| 9-Oct | Hans Niemann is seeking 400 MILLION USD in damages from Carlsen, Nakamura, Chess.com, Play Magnus and Danny Rensch |
| 9-Oct | Susan Polgar: The full scale chess war is on! |
| 9-Oct | Jonathan Rowson: The lawsuit is written like a tabloid article |
| 10-Oct | Yosha Iglesias: Cheating is no longer Hans’ Niemann biggest mistake in his career |
| 10-Oct | Hans Niemann is represented by Oved & Oved |
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