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Jeff Sarwer (born May 14, 1978 in Kingston, Ontario) 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.〔http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessuser?user=jeff+sarwer〕 Jeff'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''. Jeff Sarwer won the under 10 World Youth Chess Championship in Puerto Rico in 1986 representing Canada. When Jeff was eight, 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 nine 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." == Early career == Jeff learned the rules of chess at the age of 4 from his 6-year-old sister Julia and at age of 6 started to play at the Manhattan Chess Club, which was one of the most prestigious chess clubs in the world at the time. Bruce Pandolfini was the manager of the club, and being impressed with them gave him and his sister free life memberships which were usually reserved for grandmasters. Jeff used to entertain large crowds by playing 40 people at the same time known as simultaneous chess, every Canada Day from the age of 7 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. He also used to show up and play speed chess at Washington Square Park in New York City, where large numbers of people gathered to watch his games. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeff Sarwer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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