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Daniel Naroditsky, Jewish chess grandmaster and influential streamer, dies at 29

JL;DR SUMMARY Daniel Naroditsky, a prominent Jewish chess grandmaster and influential online figure, has passed away unexpectedly at 29. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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North Carolina, United States
"Naroditskys death was announced Monday by the Charlotte Chess Center, a chess academy in North Carolina, where he worked as a head coach."
Ukraine
"Known as Danya, Naroditsky was born on Nov. 9, 1995, in San Mateo, California to Vladimir Naroditsky and Lena Schuman, Jewish immigrants who came to the United States from Ukraine and Azerbaijan, respectively."
Azerbaijan
"Known as Danya, Naroditsky was born on Nov. 9, 1995, in San Mateo, California to Vladimir Naroditsky and Lena Schuman, Jewish immigrants who came to the United States from Ukraine and Azerbaijan, respectively."
San Mateo, California, United States
"Known as Danya, Naroditsky was born on Nov. 9, 1995, in San Mateo, California to Vladimir Naroditsky and Lena Schuman, Jewish immigrants who came to the United States from Ukraine and Azerbaijan, respectively."
Foster City, California, United States
"Naroditsky attended Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City, California and was bar mitzvahed at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo in 2009."
Standford, California, United States
"He graduated with a bachelors degree in history from Stanford University in 2019 after taking a year off to play in chess tournaments."
Netherlands
"I still cant believe it and dont want to believe it, tweeted Dutch grandmaster Benjamin Bok about news of Naroditskys death."
New York, United States
"Naroditsky told the New York Times in 2022, when he was introduced as its chess columnist."

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