The death of 29-year-old US grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has left the chess world in shock. He was a popular figure among most of his fellow players, except former world champion Vladimir Kramnik who had accused him without evidence of cheating in online chess.

Indian grandmaster Nihal Sarin, who was the last to play against Naroditsky, has slammed Kramnik for his 'baseless accusations', adding that he is 'almost directly responsible' for the US GM's death.

Speaking to The Indian Express , Nihal said, “He (Naroditsky) said he was under immense stress due to a lot of baseless accusations — headed by Kramnik, of course... I can totally imagine the pain he was going through and it has been going on for a very long time.”

Nihal agreed that cheating in chess is a 'huge problem', but a

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