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A Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest chess marathon

A Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest chess marathon

  • Tunde Onakoya, 29, is playing against Shawn Martinez, an American chess champion, in line with Guinness World Record
  • Onakoya, who founded Chess in Slums Africa, hopes to raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa
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