Jeff Sarwer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jeff Sarwer

Canadian chess player

Date of Birth: 14-May-1978

Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Profession: chess player, poker player

Nationality: Canada, Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Jeff Sarwer (born May 14, 1978) is a Canadian Finnish (dual citizenship) former child chess prodigy whose charismatic personality and chess talent made him a well-known media figure.
His chess career and his family's unconventional lifestyle were the subjects of many articles and TV shows.Sarwer's attacking playing style was often compared to Bobby Fischer, and a tournament game drawn against him by another young chess player, Joshua Waitzkin, was the inspiration for the climax in the film Searching for Bobby Fischer. Sarwer won the under-10 World Youth Chess Championship in Puerto Rico in 1986 representing Canada. When Sarwer was 8, he was believed by many to be one of the strongest prodigies in the history of the game.
Allen Kaufman, head of the American Chess Foundation, said, "Jeff at 9 is stronger than Bobby was at 11." Bruce Pandolfini said, "Of the several thousand kids I've taught, Jeff is certainly the most amazing young player I've ever seen."