Carlsen arrived in Iceland on Monday afternoon and is now making the final preparations before the WC starts with the preliminary rounds on Tuesday. Light in his step, he spoke for the first time about the lawsuit to news at the WC arena in Reykjavík. – I focus on the chess regardless, and this will not be used as an excuse no matter how things go, Carlsen tells news. Last week, fraud-accused Hans Niemann brought the lawsuit which came as a troll in a box. He is suing Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Danny Rensch, Play Magnus Group and the website Chess.com and is demanding over one billion kroner. Opponents don’t think Niemann will win Tåpelig, says Iceland’s Hjörvar Gretarsson, lawyer and the home hope during the Fischer Chess World Cup. – The money thing doesn’t make sense. It is a bit biased against the USA, that they like to throw large sums of money. He’s probably asking for lost money, which makes sense. But it will never be 100 million for him, so it doesn’t make sense, says Gretarsson to news. Hikaru Nakamura is also being sued by his compatriot. And before news can ask about the lawsuit, the American breaks in: TAUS: Hikaru Nakamura will not comment on the lawsuit. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB – If you want answers to questions about the lawsuit, there is “no comment”. I cannot comment on an ongoing case, sorry, he says. Icelandic Gretarsson believes, however, that Nakamura and Carlsen are currently winning in the conflict. – I don’t think he will win the lawsuit either, but it will be interesting. I hope they solve it soon, concludes the lawyer, who has a week off to play the World Championship in fischer chess. – The same feeling as Carlsen He is the lowest rated player among the octet in the WC play-offs, and is actually mentioned in the Hans Niemann report. Chess.com claims Niemann cheated in a game against the Icelander. – I had the same feeling as Carlsen. I thought he was not focused and opened immediately. When it got complicated, he also played fast. At first I thought he was extremely talented. But I thought of cheating when I looked at it in retrospect. But I still thought he wasn’t cheating because I didn’t have proof. And as a lawyer it is not fair to accuse him of cheating without evidence, he says. MEET NIEMANN: Iceland’s chess hope Hjörvar Gretarsson. Photo: news This week the WC is being played in Iceland, and the organizer has initiated extra measures to prevent cheating. There are security checks and a five-minute delayed TV signal from Iceland. – It is madness. At this level, we know everyone here. There is a lot of risk involved in cheating. Because then your name and career is over. Niemann has just turned 19, and nobody knew him before. Carlsen saw something wrong and withdrew. I applaud him for doing that, says Wesley So, reigning world champion. – A lot has happened recently. How has it been to prepare for this? – It has been a lot of fun to prepare for this, and watching fischer chess is fun anyway, Magnus Carlsen answers to news.
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