Dvorkovich said he had referred all relevant posts by Kramnik to the body's Ethics and Disciplinary Commission for review, adding that the federation would take appropriate action in cases of public harassment or bullying. On Monday, Naroditsky's chess club, the Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, released a statement announcing his sudden death. A chess prodigy, Naroditsky's passing has shocked the game's followers and players. No cause of death has been made public.
a sustained, evil and absolutely unhinged attempt to destroy my life. He is trying to ruin my life, he's trying to inflict emotional harm, physical harm on me. He knows exactly what he's doing. Ever since the Kramnik stuff, I feel like if I start doing well, people assume the worst of intentions. The issue is just the lingering effect of it.
The American grandmaster won several championships and amassed hundreds of thousands of subscribers on YouTube, Twitch and other platforms, where he would livestream matches and explain strategy in real time. But he also struggled with the cyberspace he helped build. High-speed games became wildly popular online during the pandemic, creating a chess community that was soon rife with cheating allegations as players gained access to sophisticated computer programs that could give them an unfair advantage.