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A defeatist spirit must inevitably lead to disaster.

Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

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Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Age: 70 †
Born: 1884
Born: August 16
Died: 1954
Died: December 31
Chess Master
Chess Player
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Must
Defeatist
Inevitably
Chess
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Losing

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