The chess star’s club, Charlotte Chess Center, shared the news of Naroditsky’s unexpected death on Oct. 20
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- Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died at age 29
- The chess star’s club, Charlotte Chess Center, shared the news of Naroditsky’s unexpected death on Oct. 20
- His death is being investigated as a possible suicide or drug overdose, per a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department incident report obtained by PEOPLE
Police are investigating the death of chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky as a possible suicide or drug overdose.
The chess star’s club, Charlotte Chess Center, shared the news of Naroditsky’s unexpected death on Oct. 20, posting a statement by his family on X. A representative for the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office also confirmed Naroditsky’s death to PEOPLE.
On Oct. 19, at approximately 7:11 p.m., police officers responded to a call at a private residence in the southern suburbs of Charlotte, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department incident report obtained by PEOPLE…