Daniel Naroditsky toxicology shows drugs in chess grandmaster’s system: report
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A newly released toxicology report shows that American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, 29, had multiple drugs in his system when he was found dead in his North Carolina home in October.
The chess prodigy was found dead in his Charlotte home on Oct. 19 after family members said he was accused of using computer “chess engines” to cheat.
Naroditsky, who achieved the highest chess title at the age of 18, was found on his couch by his grandmaster friend Oleksandr Bortnyk from the Daily Mail. reported.
The International Chess Federation launched an ethics investigation into the behavior of Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, seen in the picture, after he allegedly repeatedly accused American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky of cheating. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)
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According to the toxicology report provided, he had methamphetamine, amphetamine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, and mitragynine in his system when he died. NBC News By the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Naroditsky’s manner of death has not yet been disclosed.
About a year before Naroditsky’s death, Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik accused him of cheating at chess online and repeatedly shared the allegations on social media without providing evidence.
Daniel Naroditsky, pictured here as a child chess prodigy, later became the game’s grandmaster and leading online ambassador. The Charlotte Chess Center announced his death at the age of 29. (Getty Images)
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Naroditsky, who has a large following on YouTube and Twitch, denied the allegations and accused Kramnik of trying to ruin his life, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Arkady Dvorkovich, president of the International Chess Federation FIDE, commented on Kramnik’s statements. ethics and discipline commissionIt said “appropriate action” would be taken if there was evidence of harassment or bullying.
Naroditsky defeated Italian-American chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in 2021 and maintained a top-25 ranking throughout his adult career, winning the US National Blitz Championship just a few months before his death.
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky appears during an online chess livestream. (Screenshot from YouTube)
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The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner declined Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
