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Tunde Onakoya: Nigerian breaks chess marathon record
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68852876Tunde Onakoya: Nigerian breaks chess marathon record
7 hours ago
By Gloria Aradi & Jacqueline Howard, BBC News
AP
Tunde Onakoya broke the record on Friday night
Under the beaming lights of New York's iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the longest chess marathon.
After playing for 58 consecutive hours he was still at the board.
Onakoya hopes to raise $1m (£805,000) for charity to support chess education for millions of children.
Hundreds of supporters from the city's Nigerian community have shown up to cheer on the chess master, including Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido.
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7 hours ago
By Gloria Aradi & Jacqueline Howard, BBC News
AP
Tunde Onakoya broke the record on Friday night
Under the beaming lights of New York's iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the longest chess marathon.
After playing for 58 consecutive hours he was still at the board.
Onakoya hopes to raise $1m (£805,000) for charity to support chess education for millions of children.
Hundreds of supporters from the city's Nigerian community have shown up to cheer on the chess master, including Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido.
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