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The mother of Daniel Naroditsky, the former grandmaster chess player who died earlier this week, has broken her silence on her son’s death and said that he had been tormented by online accusations that he and others were using computer "chess engines" to cheat.

Naroditsky, who was considered one of the most influential voices in modern chess after building a major following on YouTube and Twitch, was found dead on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina .

He was found on his couch by fellow grandmaster Oleksandr Bortnyk, who went to check on him after losing contact, according to the Daily Mail.

AMERICAN CHESS GRANDMASTER DANIEL NARODITSKY DEAD AT 29

"There was nothing more important to Daniel than his dignity and his name

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