Published 17 days ago

Tunde Onakoya sets new world record for chess marathon

Onakoya broke the world record for playing chess continuously, surpassing the previous record set by Norwegian players in 2018.
The marathon aims to raise funds and awareness for educating underprivileged children in Africa through Onakoya's foundation, Chess in Slums Africa.
Accompanied by US National Master Shawn Martinez, Onakoya's event at Times Square highlights their efforts to support African children's education.

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The Guardian Nigeria

Tunde Onakoya sets new world record for chess marathon

Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has set a new world record for the longest time to continuously play chess. “We have done it," Onakoya's X account announced earlier on Saturday. “We’re pushing to 60 hours, guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going. Apart from setting the new record, Onakoya is also using the opportunity to raise […] The post Tunde Onakoya sets new world record for chess marathon appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria…

17 days ago·Nigeria

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Daily Post Nigeria

Tunde Onakoya sets new Guinness World Record with 58-hour chess marathon

Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Saturday, set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess game. Onakoya confirmed this achievement in a post on his official X account, expressing his determination to push the record to 60 hours. In his post, Onakoya said, “We have done it. “We’re pushing to 60 hours guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going. “We have a fundraising goal to meet for the education of African children ar…

17 days ago·Nigeria

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Al Jazeera

Nigeria’s Tunde Onakoya sets global chess record with 60 hour nonstop game

The 29-year-old chess player and child education advocate played in part to raise money for underprivileged children.

16 days ago·Qatar

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Het Belang van Limburg

Nigerian breaks world record for longest chess marathon (without losing)

Nigerian chess grandmaster Tunde Onakoya played more than 58 hours in a row without losing in New York's Times Square from Wednesday to Friday evening, setting a world record. With his chess marathon, Onakoya wanted to raise money for disadvantaged children in Africa.

17 days ago·Hasselt, Belgium

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