UPDATE — 1/20/26 at 3:41 p.m. ET: American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of accidental poisoning after ingesting a lethal drug cocktail, the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told TMZ on Tuesday, January 20.
A toxicology report revealed that Naroditsky had a combination of methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system. The report also found mitragynine, a key component of the supplement Kratom.
Original story below:
Chess grandmaster and prodigy Daniel Naroditsky has died unexpectedly at the age of 29.
The news was announced by Naroditsky’s family on Monday, Octob...
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