Tunde Onakoya, a chess champion and advocate for child education, is striving to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest continuous 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.
total of $22,000 was raised within the first 20 hours of the attempt, said Taiwo Adeyemi, Onakoya's manager. 'The support has been overwhelming from Nigerians in the U.S., global leaders, celebrities and hundreds of passersby,' he said. Onakoya’s attempt is closely followed in Nigeria where he regularly organizes chess competitions for young people living on the streets to boost his cause.
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A Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest chess marathonA Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon
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A Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest chess marathonA Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon.
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A Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest chess marathonA Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon
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