ST. LOUIS - St. Louis had a special guest in town recently to visit the World Chess Hall of Fame. It just so happens this guest will likely find himself in that same hall of fame someday down the road.

10-year-old chess player Tanitoluwa ("Tani" for short) Adewumi is the definition of a prodigy.

"Tani is the best 10-year-old in the United States, hands-down," St. 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."

And if that wasn't impressive enough, Adewumi's story to get to where he's at now puts things into an entirely different perspective. Adewumi is a Nigerian refugee who once lived in a New York City homeless shelter. Oh, and he's also written four books already. Impressed yet?

But it's what Adewumi has planned for his future that should put people on notice.

"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."

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