Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "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.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 thehistory 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.\""@en }
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- Jeff_Sarwer abstract "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.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 thehistory 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.\"".