The 29-year-old chess master plays for 58 consecutive hours and counting on New York's Times Square.
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Adetokunbo Abiru, has commended the 29-year-old Ikorodu-born chess master and coach, Tunde Onakoya, for setting a global record in chess game. Onakoya broke the world record for the longest chess marathon after playing unbeaten for about 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to raise money for Read More
Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya has reached a Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon when he reached the 57-hour mark, surpassing the previous record of 56 hours and 9 minutes.
Rangers icon Ally McCoist has backed Sheffield Wednesday to beat the drop in the final run-in, singing the praises of manager Danny Röhl, who he believes has transformed the club’s fortunes during his time in charge. The 34-year-old, who had no managerial experience before arriving at Hillsborough, took the job in October, at a time when the club had endured their worst ever start to a league season. They were winless in 10 games under previous boss Xisco Munoz and were already seven points...
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.
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 […]
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 []
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 […]
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Wednesday need just a point against Sunderland this coming weekend in order to pull off what would certainly be a great escape, with Danny Röhl having come in and completely turned around the club’s fortunes in the space of a few months. Harkes, who spoke of a desire to work at Wednesday at some point in his interview with Responsible Gambling, believes that the Owls just need to be resilient now after what has been a very difficult season. The American said, "Danny Röhl has come from Germany,...