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A defamation legal battle regarding a teenage chess prodigy accused of using vibrating sex toys to cheat during a tournament in Missouri last year reached its conclusion Monday.

A chess prodigy accused of cheating after he defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in September 2022 has reached a settlement in his defamation lawsuit.

Champion Magnus Carlsen and grandmaster Hans Niemann reached a settlement

Readers may remember when the Hans Niemann controversy broke out that the then world's richest man, Elon Musk (currently no.2), decided to dip into his vast fount of wisdom and offer his own explanation. But this was neither the first nor last time he would proffer opinions for the chess world, and has suggested ideas to revolutionize the millenary game.

World champion Magnus Carlsen's accusations against Hans Niemann left the world of chess in turmoil.

(Reuters) - Norway's Magnus Carlsen and U.S. chess prodigy Hans Niemann, whom the former world champion accused of cheating last year, have resolved t...

"We believe the same as other professional leagues and governing bodies: that everyone deserves a second chance."

Hans Niemann, 19, made global headlines after his rival, Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 31, alleged the American had cheated during a high-stakes tournament in St. Louis, Missouri last September.

The feud between Norwegian former world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and American grandmaster Hans Niemann, which hit its peak with the filing of a $100 million lawsuit , has...

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has officially been cleared of allegations made that he used vibrating anal beads to cheat, following the resolution of a legal dispute with a top rival