India, Oct. 27 -- Daniel Naroditsky's sudden death (19 October) at the age of 29 has totally shaken the chess fraternity. The American GM was less than a month short of his 30th birthday. Naroditsky's death has led many chess fans and players to criticise Vladimir Kramnik for his unsubstantiated cheating accusations thrown at the American GM. World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen had spoken about Kramnik's cheating accusations at Naroditsky last week, and now he revealed what made him special as a chess player.

Speaking to ChessBase India, he said, "What was really interesting for me about playing Naroditsky was that he had a style that's very different from mine. So I generally do well in faster formats unless I somehow get mated. I can play very ...