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Russian chess master dies aged 20

The 20-year-old Ivan Bukavshin, Russia's chess grand master, has died of a suspected stroke.

Russia's 20-year-old chess grand master Ivan Bukavshin has died of a suspected stroke.

The Russian Chess Federation announced the death on its website on Tuesday.

Bukavshin became an international grand master in 2011, one of the game's top accolades, and won the Russian Cup last year.


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