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'You've gotta go to sleep': How Daniel Naroditsky's friends tried to save American chess star shortly before his death

Kramnik filed a complaint after receiving hundreds of online threats following Naroditsky's death amid an ethics review by the International Chess Federation.

  • On October 25, Vladimir Kramnik filed a nine-page complaint with Geneva public prosecutor seeking inquiry into hundreds of threatening messages after Daniel Naroditsky's death, citing posts on X since October 19.
  • FIDE has opened an ethics review into Vladimir Kramnik's months-long online campaign that used Titled Tuesday data and named Daniel Naroditsky, prompting concerns about player well-being.
  • The Charlotte Chess Center announced on October 20 that Daniel Naroditsky, U.S. grandmaster , was found unresponsive on October 19 by Oleksandr Bortnyk, grandmaster , and Peter Giannatos, founder of the Charlotte Chess Center, after appearing distressed during a Twitch stream two days earlier.
  • FIDE's Ethics and Disciplinary Commission is considering sanctions against Vladimir Kramnik, while top players including Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura condemned him and an online petition gained over 20,000 signatures on Saturday.
  • In filings and posts Vladimir Kramnik argued press headlines linking him to Naroditsky’s death were "deeply damaging to my honor," denied personal attacks, asked Swiss authorities for an investigation, and said he contacted Charlotte police.
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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
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