Tani Adewumi clinches first IM norm in New York

The ever-smiling Nigerian boy who made it to the news a bit over three years ago continues to climb the rating ladder. Tanitoluwa Adewumi, better known as Tani, is 11 years old and has just grabbed his first IM norm at the New York Spring Invitational. Once a refugee escaping a terrorist group, he is now a household name in the chess world. | Photo: Kayode Adewumi

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