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Jeff Sarwer

1978 - Today

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Jeffrey William Sarwer (born 14 May 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 that 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Sarwer is the 403rd most popular chess player (up from 450th in 2019), the 1,352nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,542nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Jeff Sarwer ranks 403 out of 461. Before her are Bu Xiangzhi, Marie Sebag, Tatiana Kosintseva, Lê Quang Liêm, Ernesto Inarkiev, and Phiona Mutesi. After her are Markus Ragger, Vladimir Potkin, Tania Sachdev, Mateusz Bartel, Zhao Xue, and Erald Dervishi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Jeff Sarwer ranks 1,142. Before her are Eric Ladin, Miri Ben-Ari, Shinya Yoshihara, Erin Morgenstern, Ricardo Gardner, and Shingo Morita. After her are Yusaku Tanioku, Karen Brødsgaard, Franco Marvulli, Debbie Dunn, Yin Jian, and Dries Buytaert.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jeff Sarwer ranks 1,353 out of 1,622. Before her are Allie X (1985), Mark Tewksbury (1968), Kyle Schmid (1984), Valérie Maltais (1990), Scott Bairstow (1970), and Devon Kershaw (1982). After her are Andy Anderson (null), Matt Lam (1989), Joel Anthony (1982), Kaetlyn Osmond (1995), David Lemieux (1988), and Eric Bauza (1979).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Canada

Among chess players born in Canada, Jeff Sarwer ranks 2. Before her are Joël Lautier (1973).

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