Tanitoluwa Adewumi

Tanitoluwa Adewumi
Adewumi (left), receiving 2019 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation award as his father applauds
Full nameTanitoluwa Emmanuel Adewumi
CountryUnited States
Born (2010-09-03) September 3, 2010 (age 13)[1]
Nigeria
TitleFIDE Master (2021)
FIDE rating2386 (July 2024)
Peak rating2386 (July 2024)

Tanitoluwa Emmanuel "Tani" Adewumi (born September 3, 2010) is a Nigerian-American chess player who currently holds the title of FIDE Master (FM). A chess prodigy,[2] he won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of 8 after having played the game for only a year while living with his refugee family in a homeless shelter in Manhattan.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference birthdate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "USA and UK prodigies clash in online match". www.fide.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Kasparov, Garry. "Opinion | The heart-warming tale of the 8-year-old chess champion is quintessentially American". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

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