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GWR: Nigeria’s chess master Tunde Onakoya plays for 20 consecutive hours unbeaten

Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya is on course in his bid to break the 58-hour Guinness World Record for the longest chess game marathon.

The renowned chess ace has so far played the game for 20 hours beating all his opponents including New York’s National Chess Master, Shawn Martinez.

In a social media post on his official X handle on Thursday, Onakoya tweeted

“20 hours! 38 to go. We’re getting closer and we will get there. Thank you! Thank you!!”

In a different tweet, Onakoya’s manager, Taiwo also shed some insights into the nature of the challenge.

“The opponent on the first set is Shawn Martinez, a US National Chess Master, and he will play with Tunde throughout the attempt.

“Opponents in the second set are random players. He can’t lose any game on either set.

“Only Tunde’s match against Shawn Martinez is considered valid for the record. He is not competing in his simultaneous play against random opponents in the second set. NYC, come out and play regardless.”

The challenge which commenced on Wednesday April 17 and is scheduled to end on April 19 is currently underway at the New York City’s iconic Times Square, PUNCH reports.

The challenge is slowly gathering momentum on social media as Nigerians both home and abroad have rallied behind their own.

 

Source: www.mynigeria.com

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