Tunde Onakoya, a Nigerian Chess Master, has broken the World Record for the Longest Chess Marathon without losing a game.
The 29-year-old Onakoya broke the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon in New York’s Times Square, when he reached the 57-hour mark, surpassing the previous record of 56 hours and 9 minutes.
He used the medium to raise funds for children’s education at the event through his non-governmental organization, Chess In Slums Africa.
The previous record of 56 hours, 9 minutes, was held by Norwegian players Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad in 2018.
The Guinness Book of Records is a reference book that chronicles human and natural world records.
It was first published in 1955 by the Guinness Brewery in Ireland and has since become one of the world’s most well-known and frequently read reference books.
Individuals or groups must submit proof to the Guinness World Records team and go through a verification process to qualify for a world record listing.
