Niemann demanded over 100 million dollars, over 1 billion Norwegian kroner, for major damages to his reputation, career and life. Here is the timeline from NTB: * September 4: Carlsen loses to Niemann in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup in American St. Louis. * 5 September: Carlsen announces on Twitter that he is withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup. In the message, he attaches a video in which football manager José Mourinho says in an interview: “If I say something, I’m in trouble.” It was interpreted as Carlsen implying that Niemann had cheated. * September 9: Niemann is banned from Chess.com. Niemann denies that he used illegal means against Carlsen, but admits that he cheated on the website when he was 12 and 16 years old. * 10 September: The head judge in the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament says that nothing has been uncovered that could indicate that cheating has taken place during this year’s tournament. * 19 September: Carlsen gives up after two moves against Niemann in this year’s seventh Champions Chess Tour tournament. * September 21st. Carlsen speaks out for the first time about the chess row. He will neither confirm nor deny the cheating rumours. In the interview, he also sends a jab at Niemann’s mentor, Maxim Dlugy. * 23 September: Chess player Jan Nepomnjasjtsjij states in a podcast that he warned Niemann before the Sinquefield Cup, the tournament Carlsen withdrew from. * 23 September: The International Chess Federation (FIDE) criticizes Carlsen’s behavior in recent weeks. * 25 September: Carlsen announces that he will make a statement about Niemann after this year’s seventh Champions Chess Tour tournament. * 26 September: In a written statement, Carlsen accuses Niemann of having cheated more times and more recently than he has admitted. He also writes that he does not want to play against Niemann again. * 29 September: Fide establishes an investigation into Carlsen and Niemann. Niemann is being investigated for possible cheating, Carlsen for possible false accusations. * October 5: The Wall Street Journal publishes an article that an investigation by Chess.com shows that Niemann “probably cheated” in over 100 chess games. The report alleges that Niemann cheated for the Norwegian chess team “Norway Gnomes” in the Pro Chess League in 2020. * October 6: Niemann states after the Chess.com report that his chess “speaks for itself” and implies that he did not cheat. * 11 October: Niemann mentor Maxim Dlugy describes Carlsen’s statements in his first interview as “defamatory accusations”. * 13 October: Dlugy announces a lawsuit against Carlsen. * 20 October: Niemann sues Carlsen and asks for at least 100 million dollars for tort and injury. The sum corresponds to NOK 1.07 billion at today’s exchange rate. The American is also taking legal action against Daniel Rensch and Hikaru Nakamura as well as the companies Play Magnus Group and Chess.com. * 24 October: Carlsen speaks for the first time after the lawsuit. He says he wants to focus on chess before the Fischer Chess World Cup. *25. October: Play Magnus Group states that they are surprised by Niemann’s lawsuit and that they do not believe there is any basis for the accusations. * 10 January: Niemann expands the lawsuit against Carlsen. There, Carlsen and his Offerspill team are accused of making mocking calls and songs during a European club tournament in Austria. He claims it happened in October last year. * 24 February: Fide announces a decision from its investigation into the case within the next six weeks. * 15 April: Fide informs news that a final decision from the association’s ethics and disciplinary committee cannot be expected anytime soon. * June 27: Niemann’s lawsuit has been dismissed by a Missouri federal court, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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