US Chess Grandmaster and Prominent Game Ambassador, Daniel Naroditsky, Dies at 29

On behalf of his family, the Charlotte Chess Center said Naroditsky died unexpectedly on Oct. 20.

An undated photo released by Charlotte Chess Center shows Daniel Naroditsky playing chess. (Kelly Centrelli/Charlotte Chess Center via AP

Daniel Naroditsky, American chess grandmaster and well-known commentator for the game, has died at the age of 29.

The Charlotte Chess Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a chess coach, announced that he died on Oct. 20.