Daniel Naroditsky[2] (born November 9, 1995),[1] often referred to as Danya,[3][4] is an American chess grandmaster, author, and commentator.

In 2007, Naroditsky won the Under 12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship with 9½/11, tying with Illya Nyzhnyk but winning the gold medal on tiebreaks.

[6][7] At the 2010 U.S. Open Chess Championship, Naroditsky scored 7½/9 to share second place with Alexander Shabalov, Varuzhan Akobian, and Julio Sadorra, but behind Alejandro Ramírez.

[9] He earned his second grandmaster norm at the 2013 Philadelphia Open by tying for first place with Fidel Corrales Jimenez.

[13] In 2015, Naroditsky represented the United States at the World Team Chess Championship, where he scored 4.0/7, defeating Dmitry Jakovenko and Evgeny Postny, but losing to Hrant Melkumyan, earning a performance rating of 2701.

In 2022, Naroditsky wrote a series of 19 columns featuring chess puzzles based on historical games for The New York Times.

[22][23] Since 2020, he has been the Grandmaster-in-Residence of the Charlotte Chess Center,[24] where he trains the area's top junior players and was the 2023 Club Champion.