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[News19] 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

[News19] 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 27, 2021

“I want to become the youngest grandmaster and then probably world champion and break a 2900 rating,” Adewumi said. “The highest (rating) is 2882 by Magnus Carlsen.”

[News19] 10-year-old chess prodigy Tani Adewumi has his sights set on becoming the greatest of all time

“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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