Tani knows chess.

Tani holds a trophy. (Russell Makofsky via AP)
Chess is played on a checked board. One player uses the dark-colored pieces. The other player uses the white pieces.
Tani is very good at chess. He practices a lot. (Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Kids around the world play chess. A boy shows chess cards used in a chess school in Uganda. (AP/Stephen Wandera)
Children play chess together in Panama. (AP/Arnulfo Franco)

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Do you play chess? Tani does. He started playing at school about 3 years ago. He already is a chess master.

This 10-year-old goes to school. He does his homework. Then he practices chess for hours and hours.

Read More: Tanitoluwa Adewumi is from Nigeria. His family moved to the United States in 2017. His family was persecuted in Nigeria for being Christian. Tani had never played with a real chessboard and pieces before moving to New York City. He takes lessons and practices eight or more hours each day. He wants to become the youngest chess Grandmaster. Tani says that he learns from his mistakes. Proverbs 1:5 tells us, “Let the wise hear and increase in learning.”