The new world record for 'longest chess marathon' was set in New York City this week when Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya played for 60 hours straight.
A Nigerian man has set the Guinness World Record for 'longest chess marathon' after playing for nearly five straight days. Tunde Onakoya, 29, began his 60-hour chess game in Times Square in New York City on Wednesday, April 17, before calling it quits at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, said The Associated Press. The previous record was 56 hours, 9 minutes and 37 seconds, and was set in 2018 by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad of Norway, said the AP.
Among the people following Onakoya's record attempt was former Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo posted on X a reminder for Onakoya to 'remember your own powerful words: 'It is possible to do great things from a small place.'' With the record attempt, Onakoya hopes to raise $1 million for children's education in Africa. He raised $22,000 the first day of his record attempt, said the Associated Press.
On the other end of the size spectrum, the record for 'smallest handmade chess set' belongs to Ara Davidi Ghazaryan of Los Angeles. Ghazarian, an artist, made an 8mm-by-8mm chess set to achieve the record on August 22, 2020. The individual pieces are 1mm to 2.4mm tall, said Guinness. And on Feb. 17, 1989, chess masters Ivan Nokolic and Goran Arsovic of what was then Yugoslavia played a 269-move game of chess, setting the record for 'most moves in a chess game.' That game, said Guinness, took 20 hours and 15 minutes and ended in a draw. The Associated Press contributed reporting. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
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