Coach Shawn puled all the players from P.S. 116 together and told them to listen up. To be a champion you have to have the mindset of a champion. Remember what Magnus Carlsen said when the journalist asked him if he was going to win the tournament?’ All five players answered as one, chanting the words together. ‘I’m not worried about winning. I’m worried about playing my best.’
Oluwatoyin Adewumi

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Oluwatoyin Adewumi
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Oluwatoyin Adewumi is mother of Tani, the eight-year-old Nigerian-born boy who recently won the New York State Chess Championship
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