Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster and well-known commentator, has died at age 29, his family shared in an Oct. 20 statement. His final YouTube video addressed his "break" from posting content.

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.

Meanwhile, grandmasters have slammed Kramnik on social media for how he treated Naroditsky. American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura went on an expletive-laden rant on his latest livestream, and Indian grandmaster Nihal Sarin accused the Russian pro of trying to destroy Naroditsky's life in a post on X.

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.

Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber Samay Raina has posted an Instagram story in the memory of Chess player Daniel Naroditsky's demise. Raina's Instagram story read as 'Heartbreaking' as the American Chess player died aged 29 as the Charlotte Chess Center released a statement on the same but no cause for the death was mentioned.

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky's sudden death at 29 has left the chess world in shock. Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik alleges possible foul play and drug use, but no evidence has been confirmed.

Daniel Naroditsky became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside from World Chess Champion, at the age of 18.(X) Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in ...