Indeikin, an operational manager and delegate for the International Chess Federation, FIDE, travelled to Abuja in August to assist with the FIDE World Amateur Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships held from August 1 to 8.
FIDE confirmed his death on August 23, describing the incident as the result of a “sudden illness,” but did not disclose the specific cause of death.
However, Russian media reports, citing his parents and medical sources, claimed that Indeikin was believed to have contracted severe malaria during his stay in Nigeria.
According to the reports, he left Abuja for Uzbekistan after the tournament and began experiencing health complications. He later travelled through Moscow to his hometown of Perm, Russia, where his condition reportedly worsened rapidly.
His mother, Tatiana, described the illness as “very rapidly progressing” and said it was “the most severe form.”
His father, Alexander, also reportedly said information from his son’s colleagues suggested that malaria may have been responsible for his condition.
Other Russian media reports claimed that Indeikin may have been bitten by an infected mosquito while in Nigeria before falling ill.
He was later rushed to a hospital in Perm, but doctors were reportedly unable to save him.
Indeikin is survived by his wife and daughter.
While his family and several Russian media outlets have linked his death to severe malaria allegedly contracted during his trip to Nigeria, FIDE has only officially confirmed that he died following a sudden illness and has not independently confirmed malaria as the cause of death.
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