{"id":28936,"date":"2025-10-20T20:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28936"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:56:47","slug":"chess-grandmaster-daniel-naroditsky-passes-away-at-29","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-10-20\/chess-grandmaster-daniel-naroditsky-passes-away-at-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky passes away at 29"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky passes away at 29<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" 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The news was initially shared by Charlotte Chess Center, where Naroditsky held a senior staff position and served as a central figure in the community. The grandmaster\u2019s passing was confirmed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chess.com\/news\/view\/grandmaster-daniel-naroditsky-dies-at-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">chess.com<\/a>. Narodisky was three weeks away from turning 30, and had been long known as one of the United States\u2019 most talented player, according to chess.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His family shared an official statement regarding the passing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDaniel was a talented chess player, commentator, and educator, and a cherished member of the chess community, admired and respected by fans and players around the world. He was also a loving son and brother, and a loyal friend to many.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family asked for privacy during this difficult time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Naroditsky family shares the sad news of Daniel\u2019s unexpected passing. Daniel was a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community. We ask for privacy as the family grieves. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otNdUxDKtL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/otNdUxDKtL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Charlotte Chess Center (@CLTchesscenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CLTchesscenter\/status\/1980312444762546352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Various leaders in the chess community shared their condolences online, including Hikaru Nakamura, Nemo Zhou, and Levy Rozman.&nbsp;The reason for death has not been publicized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Naroditsky achieved the title of grandmaster at the age of 18 in 2013. He hit a peak rating 2647 in 2017, having first been introduced to the game by his father at six years old. Hailed as a prodigy, Narodisky became the youngest player ever to win the Northern California K-12 Chess Championship. 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