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Russian chess master under investigation after sudden death of his American rival

2025-10-24 23:13:23Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Russian chess master under investigation after sudden death of his American
Vladimir Kramnik

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has opened an investigation into Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik following the sudden death of American master Daniel Naroditsky, 29.

The news of Naroditsky's death was announced Monday by the Charlotte Chess Club, shocking the international chess community. His death came after a long period of public clashes with former world champion Kramnik, who had accused him and several other chess players of using "chess engines," computer programs that generate the strongest moves in a match, A2 CNN writes.

Kramnik, who held the world title from 2000 to 2006, had publicly attacked Naroditsky repeatedly over the past year. After his death, FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich announced that he would launch a full investigation into Kramnik's statements, sending them to the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission for review.

"Human life and dignity are fundamental values ​​that we share. Public debates in the chess world should not cross the boundaries of respect and harm people's well-being," Dvorkovich said in his statement.

Russian chess master under investigation after sudden death of his American
Daniel Naroditsky

He added that FIDE will take action against any cases where disrespect, harassment or bullying is observed within the chess community.

Naroditsky, who has categorically denied Kramnik's accusations, admitted that these attacks had significantly affected his mental health. "Since the story with Kramnik, I feel that whenever I play well, people immediately think the worst," he said during a stream on the Twitch platform.

Many prominent chess players, including Hikaru Nakamura and Nihal Sarin, have publicly condemned Kramnik's behavior, accusing him of bullying and trying to destroy the reputation of his colleagues. Multiple world champion Magnus Carlsen also called Kramnik's behavior "unacceptable and disturbing."

However, Kramnik has denied any accusations of bullying, telling Reuters that he "never made any personal insults to Naroditsky" and has sought "clarification from the FIDE president" about the investigation into him. He also claimed to have received death threats following the incident.

This is not the first time Kramnik has faced such accusations. In 2023, the Chess.com platform shut down his blog for spreading unfounded accusations against dozens of players. A year later, he published a list on social media titled “Cheating Tuesdays,” which included Czech grandmaster David Navara, who later admitted that he had been driven to suicidal thoughts because of these accusations.

Daniel Naroditsky was one of the most beloved figures in modern chess. Born in California and a graduate of Stanford University, he became a grandmaster at the age of 18. In addition to his successes in five US National Championships, he was also a huge online following with over 800,000 followers on YouTube and Twitch.

He published his first book, "Mastering Positional Chess," at the age of 14 and was a respected commentator for his calm and educational approach to the game.


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