Chess Grandmaster Faces Ethics Complaint After Death of Daniel Naroditsky NYT | Top Stories By: Michael Levenson 13 November 2025 at 05:18 The International Chess Federation filed the complaint against Vladimir Kramnik, a former world champion who had insinuated that Daniel Naroditsky cheated. © Antony Jones/Getty Images for World ChessVladimir Kramnik, left, a Russian grandmaster and former chess world champion, at a tournament in London last year.