Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya, has revealed how he transformed Jamiu, a roadside mechanic in the slums of Majidun, Ikorodu, Lagos into a world-class chess champion currently taking part ...

A former roadside mechanic from Ikorodu, Lagos, Jamiu, who was discovered by Nigerian chess coach Tunde Onakoya in 2018, has emerged champion at the ICN Chess Championship in New York, United ...

Onakoya proudly revealed that Jamiu won the ICN Chess Championship in New York, defeating over 200 USCF-rated players and earning a $500 scholarship. "Today, my heart is overwhelmed with joy words ...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hailed Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums, Tunde Onakoya, for setting a new 64-hour chess marathon record. Onakoya and Martinez receive ...

Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for ... Onakoya played against Shawn Martinez, an American chess champion, in line with Guinness World Record guidelines that any attempt to break ...

Tunde Onakoya is pushing beyond limits in New York City with a 70-hour chess marathon for a cause — to raise funds for homeless children in Nigeria. Now 17 hours in, he’s calling on the world to watch ...

as the Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa looks to break a 61-hour marathon. Tunde Onakoya [Instagram/@tunde_onakoya] A Akinyemi Olarinre Follow Tunde Onakoya’s second ...

The celebrated Nigerian chess champion and the founder of Chess in ... necessity and a prerequisite for economic development. Onakoya reached 62 hours, surpassing the record of 61 hours, 3 minutes ...

Nigerians at home and abroad have taken to social media to celebrate chess champion Tunde Onakoya after he set a new Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon in Times Square ...

Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon, surpassing the previous record of 61 ...

Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon after surpassing the existing record of 61 hours.