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Chess Grandmaster Naroditsky Died Of Abnormal Heartbeat From Overdose

NDTV 22 Jan 2026
Daniel Naroditsky, an influential American chess grandmaster who was found dead at his North Carolina home in October at age 29, had multiple drugs in his system at the time and was killed by an... .
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'North Of 686 Crore'! Esports World Cup 2026 To Feature Record-Breaking Prize Pool, Chess Returns

News18 22 Jan 2026
EWC returns to Riyadh July 6 - August 23, 2026; over 2000 players and 200 clubs from more than 100 countries to compete in 24 games ....
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Autopsy reveals Charlotte chess master Daniel Naroditsky’s probable cause of death

The Herald-Sun 22 Jan 2026
Naroditsky died suddenly, “without evidence of acute distress,” the autopsy by the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office showed ... .
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Grandmasters share lead in thrilling chess battle

Oman Observer 22 Jan 2026
Muscat, Jan 22The 2026 Muscat Nights International Chess Championship heads into its final day on Friday with the battle for top honours still wide open in both the Over 2000 and U ....
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Anhwere crowned national chess champion

Business Ghana 22 Jan 2026
Bernard Anhwere has claimed the national chess title after a commanding performance at the 2026 Ghana National Chess Championship in Accra last Saturday ... the depth of emerging talent in Ghanaian chess.
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US chess star Daniel Naroditsky’s death was accidental, medical examiner says

The Guardian 22 Jan 2026
American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died last year after suffering a sudden heart rhythm disturbance, ...
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Chess grandmaster died of cardiac arrhythmia with methamphetamine, kratom in his system

Press Telegram 22 Jan 2026
A chess grandmaster from the Bay Area who died in October was found to have died due to a probable cardiac arrhythmia and had methamphetamine and the active ingredients of kratom in his system at the time of his death, authorities said.
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Cause of death for young chess superstar is revealed

The Los Angeles Times 22 Jan 2026
The world-renowned chess grandmaster and recent Stanford graduate is believed to have died due to cardiac arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, exacerbated by drugs in his system, according to the report.
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How Ben McCollum's chess match helped Iowa basketball survive Rutgers

Iowa City Press-Citizen 22 Jan 2026
Video. Freshman Tate Sage scores career-high 17 points vs. Rutgers ... IOWA CITY — With a little less than 10 minutes remaining in a Jan ... McCollum’s chess match helped the Hawkeyes escape with a 68-62 victory and get back to the .500 mark in Big Ten play.
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Carlsen vs Nakamura, Blindfolded: World’s Top Two Face Off In Historic Showdown

News18 22 Jan 2026
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura played a historic blindfold chess match at ICE Barcelona 2026, drawing after 37 moves, with Levy Rozman commentating ....
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Tata Steel Masters: Gukesh Beats Nguyen; Arjun Erigaisi Shocked By Fedoseev

NDTV 22 Jan 2026
World champion D Gukesh ended his spate of draws by defeating Thai Dai Van Nguyen of Czech Republic but overnight joint leader Arjun Erigaisi was shocked by Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia in the fifth... .
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