American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has died unexpectedly at the age of 29, his family said in a statement released by his club, the Charlotte Chess Center, on Monday.
“It is with great sadness that we share the unexpected passing of Daniel Naroditsky,” the family said. “Daniel was a talented chess player, commentator, and educator, and a cherished member of the chess community.”
American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has passed away at the age of 29. Charlotte Chess Center
Naroditsky posing for a photo after graduating from Stanford University in 2019. Daniel Naroditsky /FacebookHere’s the latest on the death of chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky
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Naroditsky in 2008. San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images
No cause of death was given.
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