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Nigerian Chess Champion Tunde Onakoya Sets New Record with 60-Hour Marathon Play in Times Square

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Tunde Onakoya, a 29-year-old chess master, broke the world record for the longest chess marathon by playing non-stop for 60 hours from Wednesday to Saturday morning. The previous record was held by Hallvard Haug Flatebo and Sjur Ferkingstad of Norway, who played for 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds in 2018. Onakoya aimed to raise $1 million for children's education across Africa.

  1. CACTV News
    1. A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 60 hours - a new global chess record
  2. AUABC News (Australia)
    1. Chess champion completes 60-hour chess marathon in world record attempt
  3. GBBBC
    1. Chess master plays 58 hours straight in Times Square to beat marathon record
  4. USCNN
    1. Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya plays for 60 hours in Times Square, breaking marathon record
  5. GBThe Guardian
    1. Nigerian chess champion breaks record after playing nonstop for 58 hours

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sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.ABC News (Australia)
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.The Guardian

perspectives

  1. 1.World Records
  2. 2.Chess

countries

  1. 1.BulgariaBG
  2. 2.IrelandIE
  3. 3.NigeriaNG
  4. 4.NorwayNO
  5. 5.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Chess in Slums Africa
  2. 2.Guinness World Records
  3. 3.Afrobeats
  4. 4.Gift of Chess
  5. 5.Twitter/XUS

persons

  1. 1.Hallvard Haug Flatebø
  2. 2.Shawn Martinez
  3. 3.Sjur Ferkingstad
  4. 4.Tunde Onakoya
  5. 5.Taiwo Adeyemi
  6. 6.Yemi Osinbajo
  7. 7.Adekunle Gold
  8. 8.Ajuri Ngelale
  9. 9.Bola TinubuNG
  10. 10.Hilda Baci
  11. 11.Russell Makofsky
  12. 12.Solomon Passy

technicals

  1. 1.Times Square