| Tanitoluwa Adewumi | |
|---|---|
 Adewumi (left), receiving 2019 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation award as his father applauds | |
| Full name | Tanitoluwa Emmanuel Adewumi |
| Country | United States |
| Born | September 3, 2010[1] Nigeria |
| Title | FIDE Master (2021) |
| FIDE rating | 2347 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2386 (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]
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- ^ 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.