‘You’ve gotta go to sleep’: How Daniel Naroditsky’s friends tried to save American chess star shortly …

Shortly before his tragic demise three weeks before his 30th birthday, American chess star Daniel Naroditsky had appeared in a live stream on Twitch in which he appeared incoherent and physically unwell, apparently still shaken by the cheating allegations leveled against him by Vladimir Kramnik. It’s been more than a week since the news of Daniel Naroditsky’s sudden demise at the age of 29 left the chess community across the world shell-shocked, with tributes pouring in from across the world including from some of the most iconic players in the history of the game. Naroditsky’s sudden demise three weeks before his 30th birthday has put the spotlight on Russian chess icon Vladimir Kramnik and his controversial campaign against cheating in the sport. The American GM, known popularly as ‘Danya’, was among the players who had been accused of cheating by Kramnik for over a year and had even opened up on being affected by the allegations. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Naroditsky’s death has also put the spotlight on the state of his health towards the end of his life, with the 29-year-old appearing visibly distressed in his final live stream on Twitch two days before his death. The blitz
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