MOSCOW, Oct. 25 The reigning world champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen announced that he had concentrated his attention to chess against the backdrop of a lawsuit filed against him by the American Hans Niemann. Previously, Niemann said that he had sued Carlsen, who accused him of cheating. The lawsuit also lists the Play Magnus Group, the chess.com website and its CEO Danny Rensch, as well as American chess player Hikaru Nakamura, who accused Niemann of cheating, as defendants. The 19-year-old chess player is demanding $100 million for damage to his reputation. «Now I am focused on chess. I will not use this topic (with a lawsuit) as an excuse, no matter how things turn out in the tournament,» NRK quotes Carlsen, who Arrived in Reykjavik on Monday to participate in the Fischer World Chess Championship. «If you need answers to questions about the lawsuit, then no comment. I can't comment on the current case, sorry,» Nakamura said.
