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American chess grandmaster And commentator Daniel Naroditsky died on Monday at the age of 29.
at charlotte chess club North CarolinaWhere Naroditsky taught announced his death social media,
“The Naroditsky family shares the sad news of Daniel’s unexpected passing,” the club said. “Daniel was a talented chess player, teacher and beloved member chess communityWe ask for privacy as the family grieves.”
The cause of death could not be immediately known.
“Let us remember Daniel for his passion and love for the game of chess,” the Naroditsky family said in a post on X, “and for the joy and inspiration he brings to all of us every day.”
Naroditsky was born in 1995 North CarolinaThe son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Azerbaijan.
Growing up in San Mateo County, California, he was a chess prodigy who quickly became World Chess Champion at the age of 18 and Grandmaster in 2013.
One of the most recognized chess players in America, he was consistently ranked in the top 200 worldwide in traditional chess and maintained a top 25 ranking in fast-paced blitz chess throughout his adult career.
Most recently, he won the US National Blitz Championship in August with a perfect score.
US national team coach John Donaldson said, “Daniel enjoyed everything about chess, whether it was playing, studying or learning about the history of the game. He was a voracious reader of chess literature.”
Naroditsky was also a popular chess commentator and an online teacher who regularly streamed games on platforms such as Twitch and YouTube, gaining a large number of fans due to his humorous personality and entertaining style.
The grandmaster published two books on chess, becoming one of the youngest published chess authors ever.
He summarized his thoughts on the game and life in 2022: “At the end of the game, both the king and the pawn go into the same box.”
“He loved streaming, and he loved trying to be educational. The chess world is very grateful,” fellow U.S. grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura said in his livestream on Monday.
Top chess players from around the world took to social media to express their shock and sadness at Naroditsky’s passing, with many praising him as a skilled player and a talented teacher.
“I still can’t believe it and don’t want to believe it,” Dutch grandmaster Benjamin Bok said on Ax.
“It was always a privilege to play, train and commentate with Danya, but most of all, to call her my friend.”
Armenian Grandmaster Levon Grigory Aronian said: “It’s heartbreaking. I knew Danya well and I can say he was always a good friend and a good guy.”