American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29 Updated 7 mins ago A chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport has died at age 29. Daniel Naroditsky became a grandmaster at the age of 18. That's the the highest title in chess aside from World Champion. The Charlotte Chess Club in North Carolina announced Naroditsky's death Monday on social media. The cause of death was not immediately known. Fellow grandmasters credited Naroditsky with introducing the sport to a wider audience by livestreaming many of his matches. Other elite chess players took to social media to express their shock and sadness.