Tunde Onakoya sets new chess marathon record, awaits confirmation from GWR

Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya has made history by setting a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon.Onakoya achieved the milestone on Sunday after clocking 64 hours of continuous play alongside his playing partner, American chess player Shawn Martinez, in Times Square, New York.
Checkmate 64 #70HoursofChessWithTunde#ChessForEducation #GWR2025 #DreamersFila pic.twitter.com/SPPihtMD63— Tunde Onakoya (@Tunde_OD) April 20, 202