# Daniel Naroditsky on Reddit (u/GMNaroditsky)

Part of Athletes on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/athletes-on-reddit/daniel-naroditsky

Daniel Naroditsky (1995–2025): Chess grandmaster, commentator and teacher.

- Reddit account: [u/GMNaroditsky](https://www.reddit.com/user/GMNaroditsky/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Moderator-verified grandmaster flair in r/chess](https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/su60q8/comment/hxa27tw/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/chess (119), r/Jokes (4), r/AnarchyChess (3), r/Charlotte (3), r/AskReddit (2), r/Zoom (2)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2020 to 2025
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Naroditsky

## Moments

### u/GMNaroditsky in r/chess, Feb 17, 2022 · Personal story

> Folks, just wanted to say how much I appreciate this incredibly sweet post and comments. For me, there is no feeling that is greater than knowing that I've positively impacted the chess journeys of so many of you. I am beyond honored that so many of you turn to me as your primary source of improvement. This is a dream come true; the content will keep coming, and I'll do my best to keep incorporation feedback and keep getting better. Thank you all! <3

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/su60q8/comment/hxa27tw/ · 1,512 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/GMNaroditsky in r/chess, Dec 19, 2022 · Personal story

Replying to the post "Everybody's talking about Magnus and Hikaru but forgetting the true GOAT involved in the SCC final".

> Saw this on my morning reddit browse and just wanted to say, incredibly touched and happy to be commentating to a community that is this appreciative and into it. I feel like it's my calling (together with teaching) and I'm ridiculously lucky to be able to do it. Thank you all so much for the praise and kind words, I am genuinely happy you had a good experience :)

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/zpng0u/comment/j0vomcr/ · 981 points as of Nov 7, 2026