«Breaking News» Eight-year-old homeless refugee from Nigeria is crowned chess champion of New York

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 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.

Tanitoluwa Adewumi won the state tournament for kindergarten through third grade last weekend. He is pictured with his trophy

Tani, as he is known to family and friends, plays chess at the elementary school he attends and practices every night in the shelter. 

His father Kayode drives for Uber and is also a real estate broker. 

The family moved to the US to escape Boko Haram, a terrorist group responsible for atrocious attacks against Africans. 

Because they are devout Christians, they feared they would be targeted. 

Tani and his siblings became enrolled in local elementary schools not long after they arrived and he discovered the chess club. 

His mother Oluwatoyin emailed them to say that while they could not afford to pay the fees attached, he was eager to participate. 

Tani only started playing chess in 2017 after his family fled Nigeria to live in the US

Tani's father Kayode drives for Uber and is also a real estate broker. They are pictured with his mother Oluwatoyin and older sibling

Tani now wants to be the youngest grandmaster New York has ever seen

The club waived the fees to encourage him. 

Not only does Tani play with them, but he also attends a free, three-hour practice session in Harlem every Saturday to master his game. At night, he uses his father's laptop to practice. 

Now, he wants to be the youngest grandmaster 'ever', he told The New York Times.

Russ Makofsy, who runs the chess club in which Tani plays, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help the boy's family. 

He said it was astonishing how much Tani had improved in just a year. 

'One year to get to this level, to climb a mountain and be the best of the best, without family resources. 

'I’ve never seen it,' he told The Times.

The GoFundMe page has nearly raised $12,000 of its $25,000 goal.   

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Main photo article 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 kindergarten through third ...

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