Article 5HREZ Once Homeless, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi Is Now America's Newest Chess Master

Once Homeless, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi Is Now America's Newest Chess Master

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Jay Connor
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In 2019, Nigerian refugee Tanitoluwa Tani" Adewumi rose to national prominence after New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof shared the story of Adewumi's ascent from homeless youth to winning the New York State K-3 Championship at only eight years old. And now years removed from such a prestigious honor, his light...

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