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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.