"Naroditsky became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside from World Chess Champion, at the age of 18. Years earlier, the California-born player won the Under 12 world championship and spent his teenage years writing chess strategy books as he climbed the world rankings. He was consistently ranked in the top 200 worldwide for traditional chess and also excelled at a fast-paced style called blitz chess, maintaining a top 25 ranking throughout his adult career."
"Fellow grandmasters credited Naroditsky with introducing the sport to a wider audience by livestreaming many of his matches and sharing live commentary on others. Thousands of people regularly tuned in on YouTube and the interactive streaming platform Twitch to watch Naroditsky play. "He loved streaming, and he loved trying to be educational. The chess world is very grateful," Hikaru Nakamura, an American grandmaster, said on a livestream Monday."
"The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death on social media, calling him "a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community." "Let us remember Daniel for his passion and love for the game of chess, and for the joy and inspiration he brought to us all every day," his family said in a statement shared by the center. The cause of death was not immediately known."
Daniel Naroditsky, 29, was a U.S.-born chess grandmaster, coach and educator who trained and worked at the Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina. He earned the grandmaster title at 18 after winning the Under 12 world championship and writing chess strategy books during his teens. He maintained a consistent global top-200 ranking in classical chess and a top-25 ranking in blitz, winning the U.S. National Blitz Championship in August. Naroditsky popularized chess through livestreaming and live commentary on YouTube and Twitch, attracting thousands of viewers. A final video posted Friday featured him saying he was "back, better than ever." The cause of death remains unknown.
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