The renowned US chess grandmaster and commentator, who died suddenly on Monday aged 29, was accused without evidence of cheating for over a year by the former Russian champion

The tragic death of Daniel Naroditsky (on Monday, at his home in Charlotte, United States, at the age of 29) is the most extreme possible outcome of a trending wave of defamation: chess players suspect others of cheating with the help of computers — especially in online games, but also in real-life competition — and accuse them without providing any evidence. One of the main victims was Naroditsky himself, whose family has not revealed the cause of death.

Russian Vladimir Kramnik, crowned world champion in 2000 after dethroning Garry Kasparov , has undoubtedly pointed the finger most at other professional playe

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