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(Armenian Chess Grandmaster Who Was the 1989 USSR Champion) Armenian chess Grandmaster Rafael Vaganian was the 1989 USSR Champion and also played as part of the USSR Olympiad teams in 1984 and 1986. He was 19 when he earned the title of Grandmaster and has been a World Championship candidate twice. He also won the 2019 World Seniors' Championship in his 60s.
