8-Year-Old Refugee Wins New York State Championship

Although he is living in a homeless shelter and only learned to play chess a year ago, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, an eight-year-old Nigerian refugee, won the New York State Championship earlier this month. Tanitoluwa Adewumi with his New York State Championship trophy. ChessKid.com hosted a booth at the New York State Scholastic Chess Championships this year.

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