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William Mata

Chess champion plays for marathon 60 hours in Times Square to break world record

A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess non-stop for 60 hours in New York City's Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous play.

Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1million (£800,000) for children's education across Africa with his effort that began on Wednesday. He played continuosly against Shawn Martinez, an American chess champion.

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