Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya has completed his quest to become the world record holder of the longest marathon chess.
Onakoya, the founder of Chess in Slums Africa, had been playing and winning chess matches in Times Square, New York since Wednesday afternoon.
He completed the 58-hour goal in the early hours of Saturday (Nigeria time) which he had set with his team and went on to reach 60 hours to seal an even bigger record.
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Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018 and aimed at reaching 58 hours target.
The new record holder Onakoya said his attempt was to raise funds of up to $1million and awareness for providing educational opportunities to underprivileged children across Africa.
As it stands, the Guinness World Record is yet to confirm Onakoya as the new record holder, but in a few hours, it would verify!
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