In Manhattan A Nigerian Chess Champion Plays the Royal Game for 60 Hours — A New Global Chess Record
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VINnews— NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa through the record attempt that began on […]
WKBN.com—A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 58 hours — a new global chess record. NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate has played chess nonstop for 58 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children's education across Africa through the record attempt that began []
Black Enterprise—Nigerian Chess Champion Tunde Onakoya Sets Record With 60-Hour Marathon In NYC’s Times Square. Onakoya's matches against U.S. chess champion Shawn Martinez drew celebrities Adekunle Gold and Davido, both Nigerian superstar musicians, as well as praise from Nigerian political figures like President Bola Tinubu.
www.theyeshivaworld.com—Chess Champion Is Trying To Break The World Record For Longest Chess Marathon. A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to play chess nonstop for 58 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the global record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa. He is playing against Shawn Martinez, an American chess […]