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In Loving Memory Of:

Daniel Naroditsky

November 1995

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October 2025

29 Years Old

Daniel Naroditsky

US Chess Grandmaster

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Daniel Naroditsky (November 9, 1995 – October 19, 2025), often referred to as Danya, was an American chess grandmaster, author, and commentator. He won the Under-12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship in 2007 and the US Junior Championship in 2013, the same year he was officially awarded the grandmaster title at age 18.

While Naroditsky was consistently in the top 200 of FIDE's world rankings for classical chess, he was more proficient in faster time formats such as blitz chess, where he was consistently ranked top 25 in the world. He tied for first in the swiss-stage of the World Blitz Chess Championship 2024, but failed to advance to the playoffs on tiebreakers. Naroditsky also made educational chess content on YouTube and Twitch, published two chess books, and wrote columns for Chess Life and The New York Times.

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