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My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments.

Alexandra Kosteniuk

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Alexandra Kosteniuk
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: April 23
Chess Player
Molotov
Aleksandra Konstantinovna Kostenyuk
Helping
Officers
Many
Abandoned
Things
Chess
Lucrative
Life
Dad
Accompanying
Army
Promising
Continue
Sacrificed
Career
Officer
Careers
Tournaments

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