Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess. The chestmaster confirmed this in a post on his official X account. He wrote:  “We have done it. “We’re pushing to 60 hours guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going. “We have a fundraising goal to meet for the education of …

A Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has announced his plan to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon, “for the dreams of millions of children across Africa without access to education”. Onakoya disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Friday, revealing that he will attempt to play chess for 58 hours without losing …

Kenyan male chess player, Stanley Omondi who disguised himself in a hijab to compete in the women’s section of the 2023 Kenya Open Chess Championship, has been busted. According to BBC, Omondi, who dressed head to toe in a burka and wearing spectacles, had registered himself as Millicent Awour. He was, however, busted and exposed as the organisers got suspicious …