India, Oct. 30 -- The chess fraternity hasn't yet recovered from Daniel Naroditsky's sudden death. The American GM was less than a month short of his 30th birthday and died on 19 October. He was reportedly found unconscious at his residence in North Carolina's Mecklenburg County before being pronounced dead.

Naroditsky was found by his friends, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and Charlotte Chess Center founder Peter Giannatos.

According to the Daily Mail, which reportedly obtained the 911 phone call, Giannatos could be heard sobbing to emergency services after discovering Naroditsky on his couch. He was heard saying urgently, "Medic, medic, medic!"

The 911 operator instructed the pair, "Listen carefully, we're going to try and get him to lie flat...