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Nigeria’s chess grandmaster Tunde Onakoya has reached the 58th hour of his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous chess-playing session.

'We have done it': Tunde Onakoya reaches 58-hour mark chess marathon | Pulse Nigeria

Segun Adeyemi

<h2>Nigeria’s chess grandmaster Tunde Onakoya has reached the 58th hour of his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous chess-playing session.</h2>

<p>Onakoya made this known on his X account in the early hours of Saturday. Sharing a photo with the record broken inscribed on it, Onakoya wrote,&nbsp;<em>“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 African children&nbsp;around the world.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is our why - the reason we are doing this.</em></p>

<p><em>&nbsp;“Let’s demonstrate to the world the incredible power of love. Together, we can make this happen.”&nbsp;</em></p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WE HAVE DONE IT. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LongestChessMarathon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LongestChessMarathon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/58Hours?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#58Hours</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RecordBroken?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RecordBroken</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewRecordSet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NewRecordSet</a> <a href="https://t.co/SjDhOqNpae">pic.twitter.com/SjDhOqNpae</a></p>&mdash; Tunde Onakoya (@Tunde_OD) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tunde_OD/status/1781495802306670955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>In 2018, Norwegian players Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad set the previous Guinness World Record at 56 hours and 9 minutes.</p>

'We have done it': Tunde Onakoya reaches 58-hour mark chess marathon

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