Video: Onakoya begins 58-hour chess marathon in New York

Nigerians cheer Onakoya as 58-hour chess marathon begins in New York.

Nigerians around the world have rallied to support renowned chess master Tunde Onakoya as he sets out to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon.The event, which is underway at New York City’s iconic Times Square, started at 10am on Wednesday, April 17, and is scheduled to end at 8pm on April 19.Among those out cheering Onakoya is Nigerian singer, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold.

Onakoya is set to engage in an intense chess marathon, aiming to play for 58 hours without a single defeat.The current Guinness World Record, set by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad of Norway on November 11, 2018, stands at 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 second.

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