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Carl Schlechter

Austro-hungarian chess player.

Born March 2nd, 1874 in Vienna.

Died December 27th, 1918 at 44 years old in Budapest (tuberculosis).

Occupations
chess composer, chess player
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving