US EditionAmerican Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky's Cause of Death Revealed
The medical examiner ruled Naroditsky's death accidental due to cardiac arrhythmia with methamphetamine, amphetamine, and kratom as contributing non-lethal factors.
- The North Carolina medical examiner's office said the immediate cause was `probable cardiac arrhythmia` from an inflammatory disease, with methamphetamine, amphetamine and kratom listed as contributing factors last year.
- In the weeks before his death, friends reported Daniel Naroditsky appeared to exhibit concerning altered mental status while streaming online, and about 40 pills believed to be Adderall were removed from his home.
- In October, friends found Naroditsky at his Charlotte, North Carolina home, and police investigators reported no paraphernalia or suspected illicit substances while the postmortem exam revealed no evidence of injury.
- International Chess Federation said Naroditsky helped popularize chess online, while the U.S. Chess Federation highlighted his five U.S. Championships and book Mastering Positional Chess.
- The Drug Enforcement Administration warns kratom can cause psychotic symptoms, and about 40 pills believed to be Adderall were removed from his home, raising player and streamer welfare concerns.
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Chess grandmaster died from accidental overdose
A newly released toxicology report says influential American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of an abnormal heartbeat caused by an accidental overdose. The 29-year-old was found dead in his North Carolina home in October. The autopsy report says he tested…
After the death of Daniel Naroditsky some questions came up. Now a toxicological report clarifies some of them.
Young US chess grandmaster Naroditsky died after cardiac issue, report says
WASHINGTON: American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died last year after suffering an abnormal heartbeat and had multiple drugs in his system at the time, according to a toxicology report that ruled the 29-year-old's death an accident.Naroditsky, a chess star and streamer credited with helping expand the
The American prodigy of discipline, also streamer, had died last October at the age of 29.
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