{
  "id": 3514971,
  "title": "Russian chess official dies of suspected malaria after Nigeria trip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/russian-chess-official-dies-of-suspected-malaria-after-nigeria-trip-3514971",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:28:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/russian-chess-official-dies-of-suspected-malaria-after-nigeria-trip/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sergei Indeikin, a 36-year-old Russian chess official, passed away from what is suspected to be severe malaria after returning from a trip to Nigeria. Indeikin served as an operational manager and delegate for the International Chess Federation (FIDE). He attended the FIDE World Amateur Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Abuja earlier in August. According to his father, Alexander, Indeikin traveled to Abuja for the chess tournament and later to Uzbekistan, where he began feeling unwell. Despite being vaccinated before the trip, Indeikin's condition worsened upon his return to Russia, where he succumbed to the illness. FIDE described his death as a sudden illness without providing further details.",
  "summary": "A Russian chess official, Sergei Indeikin, has died of suspected malaria after a work trip to Nigeria. Learn more about the risks of malaria. Read More: https://punchng.com/russian-chess-official-dies-of-suspected-malaria-after-nigeria-trip/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘Russian chess official dies after malaria infection during trip to Nigeria’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/russian-chess-official-dies-after-malaria-infection-during-trip-to",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:10:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Russian chess official dies of suspected malaria after Nigeria trip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/russian-chess-official-dies-of-suspected-malaria-after-nigeria-trip",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:16:16.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}