Hans Niemann sues champion Magnus Carlsen, others for $100M

<i>Hans Niemann Suing Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com, and Hikaru Nakamura</i> - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=33278926" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=33278926</a> - Oct 2022 (116 comments)

This Tweet says $400M?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mobile.twitter.com&#x2F;GothamChess&#x2F;status&#x2F;1583175494090256384" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mobile.twitter.com&#x2F;GothamChess&#x2F;status&#x2F;15831754940902...</a>

A courtroom drama (akin to the Depp vs. Heard trial) but WITH chess? That&#x27;s going to be an interesting watch.<p>I sincerely hope that any publicity from this will have a positive impact on the public image of competitive chess (post computer supremacy), beyond what The Queen&#x27;s Gambit was able to achieve.