Chess World Shaken: Grandmaster’s Tragic Death, Cheating Allegations & Ex-Champion Under Investigation
A Rising Star’s Tragic End Rocks Chess The chess world has been left reeling after the untimely death of Daniel “Danya” Naroditsky, one of America’s most beloved grandmasters. The 29-year-old was found unresponsive at home on October 19 and pronounced dead by medics theguardian.com. Charlotte police say they are investigating the case as a “Death/suicide/overdose” incident theguardian.com, though no official cause has been confirmed. Friends Oleksandr Bortnyk and Peter Giannatos discovered Naroditsky after he stopped answering calls theguardian.com. The Stanford-educated prodigy had amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitch and YouTube by making chess entertaining and accessible theguardian.com. His
