FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich on Monday stated that the chess physique will set up a particular prize in reminiscence of American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky who handed away on Monday. “Horrible, tragic information — nonetheless I can not imagine in what everyone knows from yesterday… I used to be checking with different GMs for a while as I merely couldn’t stand it,” Dvorkovich posted on Fb
“Danya (and for all of us, in our hearts, he’ll all the time stay Danya) was not solely an excellent grandmaster, but additionally a tireless ambassador for chess, and above all — a sort, compassionate, and actually good particular person. We’ll all the time bear in mind him. FIDE will set up a particular prize in reminiscence of Grandmaster Naroditsky and his contribution to the world of chess,” he added.
On Monday, the information of Naroditsk’s dying was posted by X account of the Charlotte Chess Middle with a press release from his household. The put up learn: “The Naroditsky household shares the unhappy information of Daniel’s sudden passing. Daniel was a gifted chess participant, educator, and beloved member of the chess group. We ask for privateness because the household grieves.”
FIDE will set up a particular prize in reminiscence of GM Daniel Naroditsky. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich (@advorkovich) shared this on social media. pic.twitter.com/ZA5Bv3Lzub
— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) October 21, 2025
Naroditsky was solely 29, a significant determine locally, and a profitable chess participant, streamer, and coach.
Former World Champion and Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, who had beforehand accused Naroditsky of dishonest in on-line chess, raised suspicion over the surprising dying. Shortly after the tragic information was introduced, Kramnik posted a sequence of explosive tweets questioning the circumstances of Naroditsky’s sudden passing.
Naroditsky turned a Grandmaster on the age of 18 in 2013 and has been a constant characteristic within the prime 200 on the planet and prime 15 within the US in Classical Chess. He was additionally within the prime 75 in Fast and prime 25 in Blitz. Final yr, he crossed 2700 FIDE Blitz for the primary time.
This yr, he gained the US Nationwide Blitz Championship and as of August, he held a FIDE blitz ranking of 2732 which made him an 18th ranked participant within the World and No. 6 in America.
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