Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Toxicology Report Reveals Drugs in Naroditsky's System
Daniel Naroditsky, a famous chess player and streamer, was found dead in his home last year.
A report about his body showed that he had several drugs in his system when he died.
These drugs included methamphetamine and amphetamine, which are man-made stimulants, and two other substances found in a plant called kratom.
Kratom is legal in many parts of the United States but is not controlled by the federal government.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has said that kratom can cause people to become dependent on it and can lead to serious mental health issues.
The report does not say why he died or how the drugs were related to his death.
Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old American chess grandmaster, was found dead in his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, in October 2025.
A toxicology report revealed that he had methamphetamine, amphetamine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, and mitragynine in his system at the time of death.
Methamphetamine and amphetamine are synthetic stimulants, while 7-hydroxymitragynine and mitragynine are psychoactive ingredients found in kratom.
Kratom is legal in much of the United States but is unregulated at the federal level and has been linked to dependency and psychosis by the DEA.
The cause of death or the circumstances surrounding his death are not explicitly stated in the articles.
- Who
- Daniel Naroditsky, American chess grandmaster and streamer
- What
- Toxicology report revealing drugs in his system at the time of death
- When
- October 2025
- Where
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Why
- Cause of death or circumstances not explicitly stated in the articles
- Name
- Daniel Naroditsky
- Age at Death
- 29
- Location of Death
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date of Death
- October 2025
- Drugs Found
- Methamphetamine, Amphetamine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, Mitragynine
- Source of Drugs
- Methamphetamine and Amphetamine (synthetic stimulants), 7-hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine (found in kratom)
- Kratom Status
- Legal in much of the U.S., unregulated federally, linked to dependency and psychosis by DEA
