Bay Area chess grandmaster mourned as game authorities investigate Russian rival for alleged cyberbullying
- Posted on October 22, 2025
- By The Mercury News
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Bay Area chess grandmaster mourned as game authorities investigate Russian rival for alleged cyberbullying

The scandal seems a world away from the Bay Area, where Naroditsky’s old friends and mentors remember a bright, soft-spoken young man who loved volunteering to teach others the sport.