Tanitoluwa Adewumi won the state tournament for kindergarten through third grade last weekend. The boy and his family fled their home in Nigeria in 2017 in fear for their lives and have been living in a homeless shelter ever since while their application for asylum pends. Tani, as he is known to family and friends, plays chess at the elementary school he attends and practices every night in the shelter.
Eight-year-old homeless refugee who fled violence in Nigeria is crowned the chess champion of New York
- Tanitoluwa Adewumi won the state tournament for kindergarten through third grade last weekend
- The boy’s family fled Nigeria in 2017 in fear of Boko Haram terrorists in their area
- He practices chess every Saturday and has joined a club that is attached to his school
- At night, he borrows his father’s laptop in their homeless shelter to play puzzles
- His father drives for Uber and has also become a real estate salesperson
- The family is still living in a homeless shelter while they await their asylum request
An eight-year-old boy who fled Nigeria with his family and is now living in a homeless shelter in New York City while his asylum application pends has been crowned the state’s chess champion for his age group.
Tanitoluwa Adewumi won the state tournament for his group, from kindergarten through third grade, last weekend.
The boy and his family fled their home in Nigeria in 2017 in fear for their lives and have been living in a homeless shelter ever since while their application for asylum pends……more here