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Robert Byrne

American chess player and writer (1928-2013).

Born April 20th, 1928 in Brooklyn.

Died April 12th, 2013 at 84 years old in Ossining (Parkinson's disease).

Occupations
chess player, journalist

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore