Nation 8-year-old living in homeless shelter wins New York chess championship: ‘I want to be the youngest grandmaster’ March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Ashley May, USA TODAY Comments Off on 8-year-old living in homeless shelter wins New York chess championship: ‘I want to be the youngest grandmaster’ An 8-year-old won the New York State chess championship for his age bracket. He learned the game about a year ago.