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Homeless boy wins New York State chess championship: ‘I want to be the youngest grandmaster’

Ashley May, USA TODAYComments Off on Homeless boy wins New York State chess championship: ‘I want to be the youngest grandmaster’

An 8-year-old homeless Nigerian refugee has won the New York State chess championship for his age bracket. He learned the game about a year ago.

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