Chess star Daniil Naroditsky was incoherent in the final stream before his death

US chess champion Daniel Naroditsky was incoherent, rambling and half-asleep in the disturbing final video before his death, as he addressed the crowd. Accusations of cheating are baseless Against him.

the The 29-year-old chess star The Charlotte, North Carolina native appeared emaciated and distracted when he recorded himself playing chess in a live stream shared with subscribers just days before his sudden death was announced.

Naroditsky – whose death was announced on Monday in a joint statement by his club and family – was competing with former Russian world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik, who accused the American of cheating.

Naroditsky strongly denied these accusations.

“Since the Kramnik case, I feel that if I start doing good work, people assume the worst intentions,” Naroditsky said in his final message, made in the early hours of October 17.

At another point, he appeared to indicate that the broadcast would be his last, after reading a comment from a participant addressing cheating allegations.

“This will not be the last time he faces criticism or trolling,” Naroditsky read before answering the comment, before answering the comment: “Oh, it will indeed be that way.”

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has not yet announced the cause of death.