#JusticeForDanielNaroditsky 🖤🥀

I still can't believe I'm writing this. Daniel Naroditsky is gone. A brilliant chess mind, a kind soul, a teacher to millions—and now, a name we whisper with heartbreak.

He didn’t die in some dramatic blaze. He died quietly, painfully, in the shadow of something that should never have happened. And we let it happen.

For months, Daniel was harassed—publicly, relentlessly—by another grandmaster, Vladimir Kramnik. Accusations of cheating. Posts that felt like character assassination. Daniel tried to defend himself, but how do you fight someone with a megaphone when all you have is your voice?

He said it himself: “a sustained, evil and absolutely unhinged attempt to destroy my life.” And we didn’t listen hard enough.

Now he’s gone. And we’re left with guilt, anger, and a question that won’t stop echoing: Why didn’t we protect him?

This isn’t just about chess. It’s about what happens when we let cruelty slide. When we treat online harassment like drama instead of danger. When we forget that behind every username is a real person, with a heart that can break.

Daniel Naroditsky deserved better. He deserved support, protection, and peace. He deserved to live.

So I’m asking you, really asking, to speak up. Write about this. Share it. Make noise. Because silence is what killed him. And silence is what will kill the next Daniel if we don’t change.

#JusticeForDanielNaroditsky

Let this be the moment we say: Never again.

this is a link to a petition, for serving justice for Daniel Naroditsky, please sign it: https://c.org/SWFBrrYnwm

more information: https://www.chess.com/blog/raha_i/daniel-naroditskys-biography-justice-for-danya

I still can't believe I'm writing this. Daniel Naroditsky is gone. A brilliant chess mind, a kind soul, a teacher to millions—and now, a name we whisper with heartbreak.

He didn’t die in some dramatic blaze. He died quietly, painfully, in the shadow of something that should never have happened. And we let it happen.

For months, Daniel was harassed—publicly, relentlessly—by another grandmaster, Vladimir Kramnik. Accusations of cheating. Posts that felt like character assassination. Daniel tried to defend himself, but how do you fight someone with a megaphone when all you have is your voice?

He said it himself: “a sustained, evil and absolutely unhinged attempt to destroy my life.” And we didn’t listen hard enough.

Now he’s gone. And we’re left with guilt, anger, and a question that won’t stop echoing: Why didn’t we protect him?

This isn’t just about chess. It’s about what happens when we let cruelty slide. When we treat online harassment like drama instead of danger. When we forget that behind every username is a real person, with a heart that can break.

Daniel Naroditsky deserved better. He deserved support, protection, and peace. He deserved to live.

So I’m asking you, really asking, to speak up. Write about this. Share it. Make noise. Because silence is what killed him. And silence is what will kill the next Daniel if we don’t change.

#JusticeForDanielNaroditsky

Let this be the moment we say: Never again.

this is a link to a petition, for serving justice for Daniel Naroditsky, please sign it: https://c.org/SWFBrrYnwm

more information: https://www.chess.com/blog/raha_i/daniel-naroditskys-biography-justice-for-danya

Is it alright if I write this in my bio?