Nigerian Tunde Onakoya breaks record for longest chess marathon
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New York: Nigerian Tunde Onakoya has broken the world record for the longestchessmarathon after playing unbeaten for more than 58 hours in New York Ci...
New York: Nigerian Tunde Onakoya has broken the world record for the longest chess marathon after playing unbeaten for more than 58 hours in New York City's Times Square to raise money for underprivileged children.
Onakoya, 29, embarked on his marathon session on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, and was visibly emotional when he finally surpassed the 58-hour mark on Friday night in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
"I can't process a lot of the emotions I feel right now. I don't have the right words for them. But I know we did something truly remarkable," he told AFP.
"(At) 3 am last night, that was the moment I was ready to just give it all up... but Nigerians traveled from all over the world. And they were with me overnight," he continued.
"We were singing together and they were dancing together and I couldn't just give up on them."
