Chess.com and Hans Niemann have resolved their differences and are moving forward.

As many readers will be aware, Chess.com and Niemann, as well as Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, have been engaged in a lawsuit over the past year after Niemann defeated Carlsen in September at the Sinquefield Cup, and Carlsen withdrew from that event. Shortly after those events, Chess.com privately closed Niemann’s account and published an investigative report about Hans Niemann’s play.

Since June, both sides have negotiated privately in a good-faith effort to resolve their issues and allow the chess world to move forward without further litigation. We are happy to share that all sides have reached an agreement.

Chess.com, Magnus, Hans, and Hikaru all have their own opinions about the events surrounding the controversy, and they agree they should each be able to talk openly about their views.

In the meantime, Chess.com, Magnus, and Hans have released the following statements about their agreement:

“We are pleased to report that we have reached an agreement with Hans Niemann to put our differences behind us and move forward together without further litigation. At this time, Hans has been fully reinstated to Chess.com, and we look forward to his participation in our events. We would also like to reaffirm that we stand by the findings in our October 2022 public report regarding Hans, including that we found no determinative evidence that he has cheated in any in-person games. We all love chess and appreciate all of the passionate fans and community members who allow us to do what we do.” — Chess.com

“I acknowledge and understand Chess.com’s report, including its statement that there is no determinative evidence that Niemann cheated in his game against me at the Sinquefield Cup. I am willing to play Niemann in future events, should we be paired together.” — Magnus Carlsen

“I am pleased that my lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com has been resolved in a mutually acceptable manner, and that I am returning to Chess.com. I look forward to competing against Magnus in chess rather than in court and am grateful to my attorneys at Oved & Oved for believing in me and helping me resolve the case.” — Hans Niemann

As Hans returns to Chess.com, he will be allowed to play in any and all events, and will be treated no differently from any other player. Chess.com always retains the right to open and close accounts based on our judgment, and we take that stewardship seriously. We will continue to protect and grow the game!

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Hans Niemann подал иск против SVEN MAGNUS ØEN CARLSEN A/K/A, MAGNUS CARLSEN, PLAY MAGNUS AS D/B/A PLAY MAGNUS GROUP, CHESS.COM, LLC, DANIEL RENSCH A/K/A “DANNY” RENSCH, AND HIKARU NAKAMURA

Hans Niemann требует возмещения убытков в размере, который будет определен в суде, но не менее Сто миллионов долларов (100 000 000 долларов).

Исковое заявление (скачать)

My lawsuit speaks for itself https://t.co/rOfUxiNYCH

— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) October 20, 2022

We appreciate your patience over the last several weeks as we have been working on a comprehensive report on Hans Niemann and the events following Magnus’ resignation in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. We know many of you have been eager to hear from Chess.com, and while there is more we want to research around the topic, we present to you this report on our findings so far.

Our report was first referenced by the Wall Street Journal article published on October 4 2022.

We know that while we are answering some questions here, more questions will surface, and we look forward to answering all of them soon.

— Erik and Danny

The FIDE Chess.com 2021 Women’s Speed Chess Championship is an online competition for titled female players. The qualifiers for the event were held May 28-June 6, while the main event runs June 10-July 3. Players will battle for their share of a total prize fund of $66,000.

Round of 16 Match 1: Saturday, June 12 at 7 a.m. PT/16:00 CEST — GM Humpy Koneru vs. IM Bibisara Assaubayeva

Broadcast

Fans can keep up with the 2021 Women’s Speed Chess Championship by going to our Events page. Chess.com will also broadcast matches of the event with expert commentary on Chess.com/TV and our Twitch channel.

Main Event

1st: $20,000
2nd: $12,000
3rd: $5,000
4th: $5,000
5th-8th: $2000
9th-16th: $1000

Rules

Only women with official FIDE titles can participate in the tournament.
Participants who play in the knockout events or in the main event must set up two cameras and share their screen with Chess.com and FIDE for Fair Play enforcement.
Players who decide to stream the event must have their chat in emote-only mode.
Players directly invited to the Main Event and players who have already qualified for the Main Event from a previous Qualifier are not eligible to participate in remaining Qualifier events.

Fair Play

Standard Chess.com Fair Play rules apply.

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В сильнейшем опен турнире на острове Мэн принимает участие лидер сборной Казахстана Ринат Жумабаев.

The 2018 Isle of Man International is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 20-28 October in the Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre in Douglas, Isle of Man. The top prize is £50,000, with £7,000 for the highest finishing woman. In case of a tie for first place the winner will be determined between the top 2 in a playoff (2x Blitz, then Armageddon). The time control is 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes until the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.

Chess.com Isle of Man Intermational Chess Tournament — Masters

Official website: iominternationalchess.com