Daniel Naroditsky - Wikipedia Daniel " Danya " Aaron Naroditsky (November 9, 1995 – October 19, 2025) was an American chess grandmaster (GM), commentator, and content creator He had a peak FIDE rating of 2647 in classical chess and was regularly ranked in the top 200
Why Daniel Naroditsky’s Cause of Death Has Still Not Been Released Nearly a month after the tragic passing of chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky at age 29, many fans continue to ask the same question: why hasn’t the official cause of death been announced? The short answer is that this is normal, especially in cases involving a possible suicide or drug overdose
Daniel Naroditsky: Who He Was and What Happened to the Chess . . . Daniel Naroditsky was one of the most recognizable faces in modern American chess He was a child prodigy who grew into a top grandmaster, a prolific educator and streamer, and an accessible public voice for the sport
Daniel Naroditsky - Wikiwand Daniel Naroditsky, often referred to as Danya, was an American chess grandmaster, author, and commentator He won the Under-12 section of the World Youth Chess
GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025) | US Chess. org GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025) By Rick Massimo | October 20, 2025 | News , Obituary , Top American Players Photo courtesy SLCC Lennart Ootes Update, Oct 24, 2025: Naroditsky was a Chess Life columnist from June 2014 through March 2020 All of his columns can be downloaded here in a single pdf file
Understanding the Legacy of Daniel Naroditsky When you think of chess, you might think of stars like Magnus Carlsen or even Hikaru Nakamura, but behind the scenes, Daniel “Danya” Naroditsky was a star who lit up the online chess world Naroditsky passed away at the age of 29, but he left behind a legacy—not just as a competitor, but as a