> Destroy someone's career and livelihood with unsubstantiated claims.
Hans admitted cheating while playing games on Chess.com. Is alleging that he cheated more than he previously admitted destroying his career and livelihood?
Hans admitted cheating while playing games on Chess.com. Is alleging that he cheated more than he previously admitted destroying his career and livelihood?
That's not what Hans is claiming so it's irrelevant.
Hans is claiming that as a result of him beating Magnus in a game he did not cheat in. Hans is now blacklisted from nearly every chess event.
https://www.chessdom.com/hans-niemann-in-the-sole-lead-at-th...
> Despite the falsity of Defendants’ accusations, Defendants’ malicious defamation and unlawful collusion has, by design, destroyed Niemann’s remarkable career in its prime and ruined his life. As a result of Play Magnus and Chess.com’s collusion to blacklist him from chess, Niemann can no longer compete in any online Chess.com or Play Magnus tournaments, and will not receive invitations to in-person events sponsored by Chess.com or Play Magnus, which collectively comprise the majority of FIDE-sanctioned chess tournaments.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.moed.19...
It should be noted that there was no direct evidence of cheating in the game vs Magnus. However, Magnus is insanely good at chess, and his word carries a lot of weight when it comes to fair play (despite the obvious bias). The main reason people don't like him is because of the cheating, not because of the specific game. The game is just what brought this entire situation up, and how a lot of his past cheating started getting exposed.