One year after, Onakoya and Martinez have embarked on a 70-hour chess marathon to reclaim the title and set a new world record. The event which began on April 17is taking place in Times Square ...

Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya has made history by setting a new Guinness World ... record of 61 hours, 3 minutes, and 34 seconds was set in 2024 by ...

He had set out to play the ... organization to confirm any new record. Onakoya played against Shawn Martinez, an American chess champion, in line with Guinness World Record guidelines that any ...

Tunde Onakoya, founder of Chess in Slums Africa, is set to make another inspiring attempt at the Guinness World Record (GWR ... at the iconic Times Square in New York City from April 17 to ...