In 2022, world champion Magnus Carlsen accused another player, Hans Niemann, of cheating. (Niemann has admitted to having cheated in some games when he was younger but denied cheating since.) But in the wake of Naroditsky’s death, Carlsen said that he was taken aback by the ferocity of Kramnik’s attacks and that he privately supported Naroditsky.

Amid the shock of the former child chess prodigy’s passing at age 29, learn more about his parents, Vladimir and Lena, and the role they played in his remarkable career.

At one point during the stream, Naroditsky appeared to hint that this might be his last broadcast after reading a viewer's comment about the cheating claims.

The death of 29-year-old American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has put former chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik in the centre of the turmoil. The Russian legend has publicly accused several players - including Naroditsky,