[Midlands Business Leaders] 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

[Midlands Business Leaders] 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

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Published on: July 28, 2021

10-year-old chess player Tanitoluwa (“Tani” for short) Adewumi is the definition of a prodigy.

[Midlands Business Leaders] 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis had a special guest in town recently to visit the World Chess Hall of Fame. It just so happens this guest will likely find himself in that same hall of fame someday down the road.

“Tani is the best 10-year-old in the United States, hands-down,” Saint Louis Chess Club Executive Director Tony Rich said. “In the U.S. we probably have two a generation… Two or three kids every 20 years maybe.”

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