When Tani Adewumi won a chess tournament in 2019, his family was living in a homeless shelter. They had fled Nigeria after being threatened by Boko Haram. Now, the family has created a foundation to help children achieve excellence in the game of chess.
. The tournament was canceled due to Coronavirus. When Tani won the primary school division in 2019, he was living with his family in a homeless shelter.The story of how 9-year-old Tani Adewumi became a chess prodigy begins nearly five years ago, in a print shop in Abuja, Nigeria. Tani's father, Kayode Adewumi, owned the shop, and printed textbooks, manuals, flyers – whatever his clients wanted.
Not long after, Adewumi was away on business, and men showed up at his house. When his wife Oluwatoyin opened the door, they burst in, threatened her at gunpoint, and demanded to know where her husband was. Having been raised Muslim, she spoke a few words to them in Arabic, including the word"Please." They asked her if she was Muslim. She said"yes," and eventually they left.Tani, center, shares a laugh with his family — big brother Austin, his mom Oluwatoyin and his dad Kayode. The Adewumis came to the U.S. from Nigeria in June 2017.Tani and his older brother Austin slept through it all."We were snoring!" Tani, now 9, chimes in from across the room.
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