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Tunde breaks Guinness record for the 2nd time

Tunde Onakoya and Shawn Martinez, alongside our champions have set a new Guinness World Record of 64 hours of non-stop chess play in Times Square, New York, USA, from April 17 to 20, 2025.

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Tunde Onakoya is a dreamer, social reformer, and National chess master in Nigeria. In 2018, he founded Chess in Slums Africa, a non-profit organization using the game of chess as a tool to give children in impoverished communities access to education, technology, and mentorship.

GWR: Tony Elumelu, Jide Sanwoolu, others react to Tunde Onakoya’s Chess Marathon

Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has initiated an attempt to break the Guinness World Record..

Chess champ plays two days straight for Times Square children’s fundraiser

A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in..

Nigeria’s Tunde Onakoya sets global chess record with 60 hour nonstop game

A Nigerian chess champion has broken the world record for the longest chess marathon after..

GWR: Tony Elumelu, Jide Sanwoolu, others react to Tunde Onakoya’s Chess Marathon

Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has initiated an attempt to break the Guinness World Record..

Chess champ plays two days straight for Times Square children’s fundraiser

A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in..

Nigeria’s Tunde Onakoya sets global chess record with 60 hour nonstop game

A Nigerian chess champion has broken the world record for the longest chess marathon after..

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Tunde onakoya chess CLUB

The Tunde Onakoya Chess Club is dedicated to fostering intellectual empowerment, critical thinking, and personal development through chess education. It is aimed to nurture a new generation of strategic thinkers, problem-solvers, and leaders, leveraging chess as a tool for cognitive and social development.

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Tunde Onakoya, dreamer, chessmaster, humanitarian, and advocate, has cultivated a global reputation for inspiring audiences and advancing social change through the game of chess. His ability to weave storytelling, strategy, and advocacy into his engagements has made him a sought-after figure in diverse spaces, from corporate events to social initiatives.