Many young people in Nigeria have attempted to break the Guinness World Record in recent years. At least seven Nigerians have ...

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Tunde Onakoya was born on 6 October 1994 in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria. He grew up in poverty in the slums of Ikorodu, where he first learned chess at a barber's shop. Onakoya has frequently remembered ...

In 2022, the chess world was rocked by a cheating scandal involving five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen. Competitive chess will also be featured in the Esports World Cup for the first time ...

the 2024 awarding of the youngest-ever world chess champion, and the inclusion of chess for the first time in the Esports World Cup later this year. If adopted, the system would allow chess ...

The Los Angeles Angels have designated for Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Ian Anderson for assignment, according to the team's transaction page. The move comes as part of a shuffle the Angels are ...

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 ...

Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has broken the chess marathon record of 61 hours, 3 minutes, and 34 seconds, set by two Norwegian players, Hallvard ...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hailed Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums, Tunde Onakoya, for setting a new 64 ... and Jamiu Boluwatife who won the ICN Chess Championship ...

Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has set a 64- Hour chess marathon world record. The new record set by Onakoya and his chess partner, Shawn Martinez, at ...

Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya and his U.S. partner Shawn Martinez have triumphantly reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon, battling for an astounding 64 hours. On ...