‘Chess Mates,’ the documentary about the world champion who defamed a rival — and won’t apologize

Hans Niemann, a 22-year-old American, has enormous talent for chess; but his volatile and arrogant temperament rubs almost everyone up the wrong way. Magnus Carlsen, a 35-year-old Norwegian, is one of the best chess players in history; generally even-tempered, but sometimes he explodes and borders on arrogance himself. Niemann beat Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis in September 2022. The Scandinavian accused his rival of cheating, without any proof, and Niemann sued him for $100 million; they reached an out-of-court settlement. The documentary Untold: Chess Mates recounts the huge scandal — even Elon Musk got involved — without a single word of apology from Carlsen.

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