From Homeless Refugee to Chess Prodigy

from The John Oakley Show · host AM640 / Curiouscast

Facing the wrath of Boko Haram, the Adewumi family fled Nigeria in 2017 for the shores of America. While living in a homeless shelter in Manhattan, young Tani Adewumi began playing chess. In 2019, won New York State chess championship for his age bracket. He and his father Kayobe join the John Oakley Show to talk about an inchoate skill on the chess board that has propelled young Tani to fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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