HOWA HOMELESS NIGERIAN BOY BECAME A CHESS NATIONAL MASTER
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In 2017, Tanitoluwa Adewumi — known by most as “Tani” — as well as his parents and brothers were refugees, fleeing Nigeria to escape violent attacks on Christian families like theirs. They resided in a homeless shelter in Manhattan and with the help of a local pastor, Tani began to attend a local elementary school. There, one of his teachers Russell Makofsky taught his students how to play chess. Tani was immediately drawn to the game. Coincidentally, Makofsky also taught a chess club at the school and when Tani couldn’t pay the entrance fees, Makofsky waived the costs and allowed Tani to compete anyway. Chess wasn’t easy for Tani right away. In Tani’s first chess tournament, he got the lowest score of any student. But, just one year later, in 2021, Tani became the state chess champion, beating out 73 of New York’s best players from grades K–3. Even though Tani is only 10 years old, he’s already become an official Chess National Master with an incredible rating of 2223. He’s the 28th youngest person ever to achieve the title in the States and the first competitor ever to win a state championship on his first try! It’s hard to imagine that this little world-class chess player spent many nights on the floor of a homeless shelter, dreaming of becoming the world’s youngest Grandmaster. But at least when he achieves his dream, he’ll do it while living in a proper home of his own. Makofsky set up a GoFundMe page that raised over $250,000 for Tani and his family to find a permanent home and now, Tani and his family live happily in Connecticut. And with a strong fan base, three film companies vying to tell Tani’s story and multiple scholarship offers, Tani certainly has a bright future ahead.
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