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talking about his father's methods, his chess career and his reappearance in public. Sarwer says that if he decided to make chess a priority, he would do so to become a grandmaster. "It would require at least two years of dedicated hardcore study and practice", he said, "especially in regards to
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and he invited him to analyze the 1986 World
Championship Match between Kasparov and Karpov on PBS. Sarwer and his sister Julia (who was also a world champion for girls under 10) continued to do this for the rematch in 1987 as well. After this Jeff and Julia became well known in media circles and
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on 19 December 2010, in which he candidly recounted his life and his childhood experiences and his relationship with his abusive father. He also spoke of successful years in United States real estate in his 20s and his current success on the professional poker circuit in Europe in his 30s.
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Jeff's father did not allow him to continue his chess career when it became apparent that he would not be able to keep full control over Jeff's life. He moved the family away from New York City and ran into trouble with The
Children's Aid Society of Ontario. A featured article in
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Jeff and Julia ran away from the C.A.S. back to their father and hid out from authorities in order to not be taken away into custody again. The
Sarwers lived in various countries and got used to living an anonymous lifestyle.
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After he disappeared at a very young age, many people thought Sarwer would not be seen playing chess again. In
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tournament at
Malbork castle in Poland. He finished in third place with a score of 7/9 in a group of 86 players including four grandmasters. Since he had no active chess rating, he was given a provisional
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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.
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and eventually lost. In reality, Sarwer declined the draw offer by Josh
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wrote articles about Sarwer and his family, often highlighting their bizarre lifestyle and questioning his safety and chess career under his father's care.
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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.
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detailing his experiences from that tournament and talking about his current life in Europe. In August 2010, Sarwer was profiled in the
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In summer 2015 Sarwer participated in VI Shakkinet tournament in
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magazine ran a featured article about him and his new poker career. He is represented by the player agency Poker Icons.
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detailed child abuse of Jeff and Julia and prompted the C.A.S. to take him and his sister into protective custody.
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said, "Of the several thousand kids I've taught, Jeff is certainly the most amazing young player I've ever seen."
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was released and Sarwer's character was portrayed as "Jonathan Poe". In the film's final game, Poe declined the
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