Forensic Exam of US Chess Grandmaster, 29, Revealed Drugs in System

Daniel Naroditsky was found dead at age 29 at his North Carolina residence in October.
Forensic Exam of US Chess Grandmaster, 29, Revealed Drugs in System
Daniel Naroditsky plays chess in an undated photo. (Kelly Centrelli/Charlotte Chess Center via AP
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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The cause of death of American chess grandmaster and commentator Daniel Naroditsky has been disclosed, indicating the 29-year-old prodigy had multiple drugs in his system when he died last year.

Naroditsky was found dead at his Charlotte, North Carolina, home in October 2025. At the time, authorities began investigating his death as a possible drug overdose or suicide.

Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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