India, Oct. 26 -- Vladimir Kramnik denied all accusations thrown at him recently after Daniel Naroditsky's sudden death, in an official statement on Saturday. Naroditsky died on 19 October (Sunday), less than a month short of his 30th birthday. Since his death, fans and players have taken to social media to express their condolences, but have also put Kramnik in the spotlight for his tirade against the American GM, which affected his mental health.

Since October 2024, Kramnik repeatedly attacked Naroditsky for over a year, accusing him of cheating in online chess without substantial evidence. In a podcast with Fabiano Caruana and Christian Chirila in 2024, Naroditsky also revealed that the accusations took a tremendous toll on his mental...