India, Oct. 25 -- Still recovering from Daniel Naroditsky's sudden death, chess fans and players have been left shellshocked. The 29-year-old American GM was less than a month short of his 30th birthday, and was one of the most popular figures in the chess fraternity due to his playing skills, commentating and streaming. Members of the chess fraternity have also been left enraged by Vladimir Kramnik's distasteful behaviour towards Naroditsky.

The former World Champion has accused Naroditsky of cheating in online chess without substantial evidence from October 2024 onwards for over a year. On a podcast held by Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila in 2024, Naroditsky also openly claimed that Kramnik's accusations took a tremendous toll on ...