US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky had a mix of dangerous drugs in his system at the time of his mysterious death last year, according to a medical examiner’s report.
The report obtained by The Post on Tuesday indicates Naroditsky, 29, had ingested methamphetamine and amphetamine before his October death in his North Carolina home.
Mitragynine, the active ingredient in kratom known for its opioid-like effects, was also part of the cocktail of drugs in the chess prodigy’s system.
Naroditsky additionally had a small amount of 7-Hydroxymitragynine — which is also often found in kratom — in his system, according to the report.
The 29-year chess ace was found by a fellow grandmaster, Oleksandr Bortnyk, after he didn’t hear from him.
Authorities were investigating the death as a possible suicide or drug overdose, local police said back in October.
Naroditsky was remembered by loved ones as a “talented chess player, commentator, and educator, and a cherished member of the chess member community.”
Leading up to his sudden death, a player he grew up idolizing, Vladimir Kramnik accused Naroditsky and others of cheating during online chess games.
The allegations crushed Naroditsky even though the Kranmik had previously faced blowback for leveling baseless claims against other players.
“Daniel tried to defend himself so much,” his mother, Elena, told the Daily Mail in October.
“He played more and did more and more because he was trying to prove that he’s not what he was accused of.”
Naroditsky was a child prodigy, and became a grandmaster – the highest rank a player can achieve besides world champ, at the age of 17.