Tani Adewumi: How chess changed the fortunes of 11-year-old prodigy and his family
CNN
When Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi mulls his next move on a chessboard, his instinct is to pile pressure on his opponent.
"I'm aggressive, I like to attack," he tells CNN Sport of his playing style. "It's just the way I think in general: I want to checkmate my opponent as fast as I can."
Tani, who turned 11 in September, is taking the same approach with his chess career. Having become a national master earlier this year -- the 28th youngest person to achieve that title -- he now wants to become the game's youngest ever grandmaster.
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