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March 18, 2019
Eight-year-oldNigerian boy, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, has emerged the winner of the state-wide NewYork’s chess championship in the third-grade category.
Adewumi,who lives in a Manhattan homeless shelter with his family, won the competitionwith an undefeated performance, reports The Hill.
Tanistarted learning chess last year alongside his classmates. He went on to joinhis school’s chess club. The club’s organizer waived the fees for him becauseof his family’s financial situation.
Though hestarted out as the lowest-rated member of the club, he quickly improved and isnow bringing his school statewide recognition.
It wasreported that the Adewumis comprising of Tanitoluwa, his parents and olderbrother arrived in New York after fleeing Nigeria in 2017 due to fear of terrorattacks from the group Boko Haram.
They have sought asylum and an immigration hearing has been scheduled for August, 2019.