by bainj | May 10, 2026 | Blog, Chess Prodigies
Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi An 8-Year-Old Nigerian Refugee to USA! by John Bain Tani lives in a homeless shelter in Manhattan, New York. Nevertheless, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi is the newly crowned 2019 New York K-3 Chess Champion. He went... Read more
by bainj | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, Chess Prodigies
Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi An 8-Year-Old Nigerian Refugee to USA! by John Bain Tani lives in a homeless shelter in Manhattan, New York. Nevertheless, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi is the newly crowned 2019 New York K-3 Chess Champion. He... Read more
by bainj | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog, Chess Prodigies
Christopher Yoo USA’s Youngest Ever International Chess Master! by John Bain Only 12 Years Old Now 12 years old, Christopher Yoo, a San Francisco Bay Area local, has made history again, earning his International Master (IM) title at... Read more
by bainj | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog, World Chess Champions
Top 2 Women Chess Players in the WorldJanuary 2019 by John Bain China’s Yifan Hou2662#1 Rated Woman in the World China’s Ju Wenjun2575Women’s World Chess Champion#2 Rated Woman in the World Top 2 Chess Players in the WorldJanuary 2019... Read more
by bainj | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Chess Prodigies
by John Bain D. Gukesh 2nd Youngest Chess Grandmaster in History! Only 12-Years-Old Although D. Gukesh missed the opportunity to become the youngest Grandmaster (GM) in the history of the world in December 2-18, 2018, he did become the World’s Youngest Living... Read more
by bainj | Jun 7, 2018 | Blog, Chess Puzzles
Solve Checkmate Puzzles! and Improve Your Chess! “In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to... Read more
