Published on: Oct 21, 2025 07:02 am IST
Kramnik faced backlash on X after being linked to Naroditsky’s 2024 cheating scandal; Naroditsky passed away Sunday and cause of death remains unconfirmed.
Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik made series of explosive posts on X after he was linked to the death of American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, who passed away on Sunday. Kramnik was linked to it over their infamous cheating scandal in 2024 where Kramnik accused Naroditsky of cheating in online chess.
A statement from Naroditsky’s family was shared on social media by a Charlotte, North Carolina-based chess club on Monday. The cause of death was not revealed, and the circumstance of the death remains unclear.
Kramnik, after he was linked to his death, shared screenshot of a message he received from a “friend and chess fan” about Naroditsky possibly not being in the right state of mind during his last stream.
“What exactly happened?” Kramnik wrote in the caption of the post along with screenshot. “Because I received this two days ago from a friend of mine chess fan, and at least did what I could to warn people to do something urgently in my posts.
“To those who prefer blaming and shaming instead of helping. Awfull tradegy, hope properly investigated.”
This story is being updated.
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