A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 58 hours — a new global chess record
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa through the record attempt that began on […]
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Nigerian Chess Champion Tunde Onakoya Sets Record With 60-Hour Marathon In NYC’s Times Square
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