Chess grandmaster’s cause of death revealed

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – WCCB has learned the cause of death for a chess grandmaster from Charlotte. 29-year-old Daniel Naroditsky died in October.

The North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office says the cause of death is accidental poisoning. According to a toxicology report, Naroditsky had taken a mix of drugs before he died, including meth and amphetamine.

We first told you about Naroditsky last August, after a video went viral of him playing chess blindfolded.