Nigerians who are International Chess Masters

<p>Who are the Nigerian chess champions and masters?</p>, <span>Tani and Daniel are chessmasters NYT/FIDA</span>, <h2>Today is International Chess Day. Every year on July 20 we mark the anniversary of the formation of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).</h2>, <p>UNESCO introduced the concept of commemorating this day as International Chess Day, and it has been done so since 1966. On this day, chess tournaments and events are held all around the world by FIDE, an organization with 181 chess federations as members.</p>, <h2>Tanitoluwa Emmanuel "Tani" Adewumi</h2>, <img src="https://cdn-fmcrawler.shalltry.com/public/prod/files/images/2023-07-21/original/9cac6bec-8a5a-4527-b916-7ae00321d15d.jpg">, <span>Tani is a chess prodigy NYT</span>, <p>American-Nigerian chess player Tanitoluwa Emmanuel Adewumi was born in 2010, and he is presently a FIDE Master (FM).</p>, <p>At just 8 years old, he emerged as a chess prodigy, triumphing in the 2019 K-3 New York State Chess Championship while residing with his refugee family in a homeless shelter in Manhattan. He emerged victorious against 73 of the most skilled chess players in his age group,</p>, <p>Tani competed in a chess tournament in Connecticut in 2021 and won every game, making him one of the youngest national masters in US Chess Federation history.</p>, <p>His family was granted asylum because of his victory, and he has written a book about his experience, ‘My Name is Tani’ which talks about his life from living in a homeless shelter to becoming a champion.</p>, <h2>Daniel Anwuli</h2>, <img src="https://cdn-fmcrawler.shalltry.com/public/prod/files/images/2023-07-21/original/5dee4d72-7411-458c-97de-95a55e472a4d.jpg">, <span>Daniel Anwuli at the 2016 Chess Olympiad Baku Wikiwand</span>, <p>Daniel Anwuli, a Nigerian chess player, was born in 1997. In 2019, FIDE bestowed upon him the title of "International Master."</p>, <p>The 2019 West Africa Chess Championship champion, Daniel Anwuli, qualified for the Chess World Cup, where he lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in th