Chess master Tunde Onakoya has completed his target of 58 hours as he guns for the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest marathon chess.
Onakoya announced this in a post on X on Saturday morning (Nigerian time), stating that he was pushing further to 60 hours.
“We have done it. We’re pushing to 60 hours guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going,” he wrote.
“We have a fundraising goal to meet for the education of African children around the world. This is our why – the reason we are doing this.
“Let’s demonstrate to the world the incredible power of love. Together, we can make this happen.”
On Friday, a New York-based non-governmental organisation Gift of Chess revealed Onakoya experienced stomach pain and intense vomiting on Thursday but would not quit.
Davido cheers as Tunde Onakoya continues chess marathon to break Guinness World Record
The current chess marathon record is held by Norwegian players Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad who played for 56 hours nine minutes in 2018.
Onakoya said his attempt was to raise funds and awareness for providing educational opportunities to underprivileged children across Africa.
About 23 hours into the game at Times Square, New York, Onakoya was joined by his US counterpart Shawn Martinez. Both players hold the title of national masters.
The GWR record is to be attempted by a team of two players.
