# US chess grandmaster and online commentator Daniel Naroditsky has died aged 29. The popular chess player’s family announced his “unexpected” death in a statement released by his club. Naroditsky gained international attention in 2007 when he won the under-12 boys world youth championship in Antalya, Turkey. In 2010, at the age of 14, he became one of the youngest ever published chess authors when he wrote a book covering practical skills and technical maneuverings. In 2013 Naroditsky became a grandmaster, the international chess federation’s highest-ranked chess competitor, while he was still a teenager.
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29