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| May-22-07 | | MJW 72: Hey, this kid now has a website. I wonder if it is fake. |
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| May-23-07 | | Caissanist: Thanks for the tip--it sure looks authentic to me. The old video clips were fun, I really enjoyed watching him play against Reshevsky. |
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Oct-03-07
 | | Benzol: Good to see that Jeff has premium membership here now. |
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| Oct-05-07 | | fuzzymcguiness: Hi Jeff, I'm glad to see you're doing well. I'm looking forward to seeing more games from you . .. |
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| Oct-16-07 | | savagerules: I remember reading 'Searching for BF' book and the author made it seem like Sarwer was a dirty, barefoot hippie kid begging for food, which apparently was an exaggeration to make the lead up to the final game between Sarwer and Waitzkin in the tournament more interesting. You know-Yuppie rich kid versus dirty hippie kid. |
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| Oct-23-07 | | Riverbeast: Jeff, if you have any of your games from the under-10 world championship please post them. I think a lot of people would be curious to see them. |
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| Oct-23-07 | | Riverbeast: By the way, I just looked up the tournament crosstable you had linked on your profile. It looks like you beat three guys named Bieluszewski. Were they all family members? If so, I think that qualifies as some sort of fratricide :-) You made an interesting comment (in the kibitzing to the Waitzkin game) about how Zaltzman only taught you endgames. It's funny, because when I was a kid I also got lessons sponsored by the USCF (with William Lombardy) and he also focused almost exclusively on endgames! But he explained the reason why: that younger players usually only focus on opening theory, which is always changing and can be picked up from a book (or a database) anyway... but not enough of them study the endgame. Capablanca said that the endgame is the first thing that should be taught. I don't know how good Zaltsman was as a teacher, but maybe that was the method to his madness. Just a thought. |
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Oct-24-07
 | | jeff sarwer: It's a good thought, the only problem was that I had virtually no opening systems in my arsenal. He was aware of that, but found it better to just teach me endgames anyways, since that is what he enjoyed teaching. You have to keep in mind that his other student at the time was Max Dlugy, who was 19 years old and already a talented young IM quickly going to GM at that time.
I think he had a hard time changing modes.....However he showed me a bit of the Caro-Kann and so I played it, and it was awful for me as it wasn't my kind of dynamic opening. (And still isn't) :) |
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Oct-24-07
| | jeff sarwer: About the Bieluszewski family in the Malbork Castle tournament.
:) lol
What are the odds of playing in a section of 89 people and getting paired against all 3 family members that came to play in it within the first 5 rounds?
By the time I beat the 3rd one (the father Henryk), the family took a photo with me :)
A friend of mine heard someone in Polish asking Henryk is he so good as to beat all of your family? To which he said: "No, no, he is definitely beatable, but his style is strange, It's hard to understand what he's trying to do, he plays different than I have seen before and maybe that's because he's from the West".I guess it was a mob style 3 for 1 family job, but luckily it was just chess....... :) |
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Oct-24-07
 | | keypusher: Jeff--it is nice to see you here looking so well. I was struck by your comment about home schooling being considered disreputable in the 1980s. My sister homeschools her three boys, one of whom is a gifted pianist. But I am sure she creates a more stable, supportive environment than you had. Glad you still play chess so well, too! |
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| Oct-24-07 | | micartouse: It's been pretty fun playing through these new Sarwer games. Very animated play. I hope to see more additions in the future. |
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| Oct-24-07 | | Riverbeast: keypusher - how do you know what kind of environment Jeff's family provided? I hope you're not basing your knowledge entirely by what you read in the media. |
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Oct-24-07
| | keypusher: <Riverbeast> I based it on the short bio at his website, <jeffsarwer.com>. No offense intended. It sounded like a very interesting childhood, but a tough one. |
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| Oct-24-07 | | RookFile: I was fascinated watching a video of Jeff at his website. |
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| Oct-25-07 | | CapAnson: Regarding homeschooling, American (don't know about Canadian) public schools, in the 80's at least, were worse than useless and I learned pretty much everything I knew in high school on my own by the 5th grade. If I had to hazard a guess I would say academically Jeff wasn't hurt at all (with the possible exception of college admissions) from home schooling, it was the constant traveling and living in a car, that sort of thing which would have had the worse effect. I know it would have on me anyway. Jeff - when does your sister's book come out? I think it will be fascinating. |
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| Oct-25-07 | | CapAnson: Hey no problem, we're just glad y'all are ok, and we appreciate your candor. It's been great to see you posting on the site. |
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| Oct-25-07 | | Riverbeast: Maybe your family was just ahead of it's time, which is why people couldn't understand you and were threatened by you. Like you said - homeschooling was almost unheard of in the 80s: considered a 'dangerous, fringe' thing to do - now it's all the rage. It's too bad you and Julia had to suffer because of other people's ignorance and intolerance. But people are usually jealous and threatened by people who seek true freedom, and refuse to live as a slave on the 'grid'. Maybe the example they set accentuates the inadequacy of their own lives (just an opinion). By the way people, since we're somewhat on the subject, I highly recommend 'Into the Wild'. See it or read the book. Or read it first, and see it second. Or see it first, and read it second :-) |
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| Oct-27-07 | | Tactic101: Hi Jeff. Just in case you haven't read this, I want to say I'm sorry for the ignorant remark I made. It was clearly misinformed (although incorrect information is no excuse at all) and incorrect. I'll be more careful from now. I don't like being on anyone's ignore list, nor do I like being an enemy with anyone here. |
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Oct-28-07
| | jeff sarwer: hey no problem tactic!
There is very little anyone can say on the internet to make me feel bad :) Lots of people say things on the web, and lots of people are misinformed about me, but maybe that is partially because I tend to let people just say what they want, and don't bother "justifying " what my past 20 years were about.
Either way, over the next year or two people will get some answers to "what happened to the Sarwers", and then the information will for once be accurate :)
Before the internet you know, it was very difficult for some media figures (Especially alternative ones like my family) to put out some simple facts about themselves, without the media getting a hold of it and completely twisting and distorting those facts beyond any recognition of truth. There is one thing I learned about mainstream media. That thing is to never trust what you hear out there unless it comes directly from the real source! Because almost 100 per cent of the mainstream media lies....lies sell my friend, no matter at who's expense.
All media is entertainment, just remember that. Even things that are "supposed" to be reality. It is a cutthroat heartless business, and the ONLY thing most professionals care about in that business is what makes money.
And remember "Media" is very broad, that includes many information channels, anything that sells :) |
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| Oct-28-07 | | Red October: funnily though with the direction modern education institutions are headed in.. homeschooling might emerge as a very serious and viable alternative.. especially with the internet resources... |
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| Oct-31-07 | | Granny O Doul: Trick or treat. |
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| Oct-31-07 | | VinnyRoo2002: Hahahaha!!! I just got the reference! Absolutely brilliant. You have brightened up my Contracts class considerably. |
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| Nov-01-07 | | pacelli: Hey, Jeff! Anyone ever tell ya that lead actor in "Transformers" & "Greatest Game Ever Played" looks just like you? Don't recall his name... |
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Nov-06-07
| | James Demery: Thank you for posting here Jeff. I thought the portrayal of you in SFBF was written in a very negative tone. Have you ever tried to speak to Fred Waitzkin about the manner that he wrote about you? |
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| Jan-11-08 | | vesivialvy93: I knew Fred Waitzkin book comments about Sarwer was bul....t!!!
In 2006 , i was asking to see the games of Waitzkin-Sarwer on Waitzkin page and nobody knew where the games were in that time , even Pandolfini didn't answer that question in chess life ...probably to save the stupid story in the propaganda waitzkin movie , and like if it was not enough Fred wrote in his book that if his son writing books today and good in martial arts (no-contact )and list all minors achievements ect...ect.. in the other side the poor Sarwer is probably a nobody today and no one know nothing about him today ...lol
...this guy speaking 6 languages today has traveled around the whole world still play as strong in chess without any effort as Waitzkin when he work very hard !!! not bad for a guy who should be in jail today... i know my english is horrible but you understand my point i am certain thx! ahh et a propos j'habite Montreal moi aussi ! as-tu déja joué aux échecs sous la federation quebecoise des echecs durant ton séjour a Montreal Jeff et viens tu faire ton tour souvent ici depuis ton départ en europe ! |
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