1. Tanitoluwa Adewumi has a brother who is seven years older.
10 Facts About Tanitoluwa Adewumi
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi immediately took to it and wanted to join a club run by 1700-rated coach Russell Makofsky.
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When Tanitoluwa Adewumi's mother told Makofsky of the family's financial situation, he waived the fee.
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In early 2018, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, who had been assigned the lowest estimated rating of 105, played in his first tournament.
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi's coaches were impressed by his dedication and hard work and by the progress he had made since starting as a novice.
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi was seeded eighth in a field of 74 with an Elo rating of 1473, more than 200 behind the top rated players.
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On May 1,2021, at 10 years old, Tanitoluwa Adewumi crossed the 2200 Elo rating threshold needed to achieve the official USCF title of National Master, making him the 28th-youngest chess player in history ever to do so.
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi became a FIDE Master, having surpassed a FIDE rating of 2300 in November 2021.
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi's coaches set up a GoFundMe site shortly after the New York competition, with the target of raising $50,000 for the family by crowdfunding.
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi had expressed an ambition to become the youngest ever chess grandmaster, though as of February 2023 this is no longer possible.