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Russian grand master Bukavshin dies of suspected stroke aged 20

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's 20-year-old chess grand master Ivan Bukavshin died of a suspected stroke on Tuesday, the Russian Chess Federation said on its website.

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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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(Reporting By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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