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RIP Daniel Naroditsky

Submitted by SherAA on October 24, 2025
Not sure whether y'all know this, but the chess world lost a great mind on the 19th of this month.

He was an exceptional commentator, streamer, and grandmaster. He made learning chess easy and explained concepts in ways I could understand.

He had a big impact on the chess community and will never be forgotten.

RIP Daniel Naroditsky

10 Comments
Swatcat
+3
Level 78
Oct 24, 2025
I read about this.. feeling the loss!
MeMeMe333
+3
Level 71
Oct 24, 2025
I know... (I saw this right after switching tabs from chess.com to JetPunk...)

I had a teacher who led chess club at my school that said he thinks it might have been an accidental drug overdose or something...

RIP.

Dimby
+3
Level 83
Oct 24, 2025
I don’t think it was an OD. It was likely a suicide given the extreme stress he was under because of baseless cheating accusations made against him. This is what I’ve gathered from following this story, anyway.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Oct 24, 2025
Oh no! I didn't know who he was but this is a pain to lose someone like him rip. Many prayers to you and those who are affected
azerifactory
+4
Level 47
Oct 24, 2025
I blame Kramnik for his death, who is a bully and FIDE for sweeping this under the carpet.

Kramnik also accused David Navara of cheating in online games without credible proof. No wonder Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Nihal Sarin have condemned Kramnik’s actions, calling them harassment.

nichster
+4
Level 57
Oct 24, 2025
Absolutely Kramnik holds a lot of blame, but don't believe everyone has gone about it the right way. Hikaru for example, opened his mouth too much and started blaming certain people for not calling Kramnik out enough/supporting Danya more vocally. Plus, we should be grieving someone, not playing the blame game.
Ptcairn
+4
Level 68
Oct 25, 2025
I've heard about this. It sucks honestly, I blame Kramnik for the false allegations given to him. RIP...
SherAA
+2
Level 49
Oct 26, 2025
Yeah, Kramnik is always making baseless accusations without any proof whatsoever. Idek why he says such terrible things. Probably trying to stay relevant in the chess world 🙄
ATLFalconsFan
+2
Level 41
Oct 27, 2025
there is a chess.com forum that is an absolute warzone because it is named: "I stand with Vladimir Kramnik"
SherAA
+1
Level 49
Oct 28, 2025
That's insane.
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