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DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh 's top-ranked chess grandmaster Ziaur Rahman died Friday at the age of 50 after suffering a stroke and collapsing on his board in the middle of a national championship match, an official said. Bangladesh Chess Federation general secretary Shahab Uddin Shamim told AFP that Ziaur collapsed during his 12th round match of the championship against fellow grandmaster Enamul Hossain before he was declared dead at a hospital in the capital Dhaka.
Upon reaching there, doctors said he had already died," Shamim said.Enamul said it took them a few seconds to realise that he had suffered a massive stroke."When he was playing, it never felt like he was sick," said Enamul."It was my move. So, when he was falling down, I thought he was leaning down to pick up a water bottle. But then he collapsed, and we rushed him to the hospital. His son was playing at the next table".
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