Chess-a-thon: Tunde Onakoya breaks Guinness world record, reaches 57-hr mark
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Chess Champion Is Trying To Break The World Record For Longest Chess Marathon
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Lagos senator hails Onakoya’s world chess record
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Adetokunbo Abiru, has commended the 29-year-old Ikorodu-born chess master and coach, Tunde Onakoya, for setting a global record in chess game. Onakoya broke the world record for the longest chess marathon after playing unbeaten for about 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to raise money for Read More