A Nigerian chess grasp, Tunde Onakoya, has introduced his plan to interrupt the Guinness World Document for the longest chess marathon, “for the goals of tens of millions of youngsters throughout Africa with out entry to training.”
Onakoya disclosed this in a publish on his X deal with on Friday, revealing that he’ll try and play chess for 58 hours with out dropping a sport.
The occasion is scheduled to happen from 10am on April 17 to 8pm on April 19 in Instances Sq., New York Metropolis.
He wrote, “On the seventeenth of April 2024, I’ll try to interrupt the Guiness World file for the longest chess marathon within the coronary heart of Instances Sq., New York Metropolis, for 58 hours with out dropping a sport.
“Doing this for the goals of tens of millions of youngsters throughout Africa with out entry to training.”
Onakoya additional solicited the assist of Nigerians, urging them to come back ahead and present the “unwavering” Nigerian spirit.
“You guys have been rock stable for me by the years, so I want all of us to come back collectively now greater than ever to point out the world that the Nigerian spirit is unwavering and we are able to do nice issues from a small place towards all odds,” he wrote.
Onakoya is the founding father of Chess in Slums Africa, an organisation that goals at offering mentorship and unlocking the potential of underprivileged kids utilizing chess academic assets.
In response to the Guinness World Data, the longest chess marathon for 56 hours, 09 minutes, 37 seconds was achieved by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad from Norway on November 11, 2018.
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