Daniel Naroditsky, Chess
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Daniel Naroditsky, one of the world’s greatest chess players, was a child prodigy who went on to become America’s greatest ambassador for the sport — before baseless allegations of cheating from his childhood hero broke his mental health months before he was found dead in his North Carolina home.
Amid the shock of the former child chess prodigy’s passing at age 29, learn more about his parents, Vladimir and Elena, and the role they played in his remarkable career.