Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate Tunde Onakoya has made headlines by breaking the record for the longest chess marathon, playing for an impressive 60 hours nonstop in New York City's Times Square. The Guinness World Record organization is yet to confirm Onakoya's attempt, but he is already being hailed as a national hero in Nigeria.
Onakoya, aged 29, aimed to raise $1 million for a charity supporting education for children across Africa. He initially set out to play for 58 hours but surpassed this goal, reaching the 60-hour mark in the early hours of Saturday morning. This feat exceeded the previous record of 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds set in 2018 by players from Norway.
