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U.S. chess grandmaster had cocktail of drugs in his system at time of death
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3:05Now PlayingA toxicology report showed that U.S. chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky had a cocktail of drugs, including methamphetamine and kratom, in his system at the time of his death at the age of 29. Naroditsky, a child prodigy who grew to become one of the leading figures in the international world of professional chess, was found dead in his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, in October. NBC News' Steven Romo reports on the latest details in Naroditsky's death.
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