A Nigerian chess champion has played the game non-stop for 58 hours to break the world record. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa with his marathon attempt that began in New York City’s Times Square on Wednesday 17 April. He crossed the 58-hour mark in the early hours of Saturday, beating the previous record of 56 hours, nine minutes and 37 seconds. Mr Onakoya played against Shawn Martinez, a US chess champion, in line with guidelines that any record attempt must be made by two players playing continuously for the entire duration. Guinness World Records is yet to comment on his effort.
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A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate has played chess nonstop for 60 hours. Tunde Onakoya was attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon.
Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess. The chestmaster confirmed this in a post on his official X account. He wrote, “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 around the world. This is our why – the reason we are doing this.