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The Gift of Chess, a New York-based non-profit organization with the mission of distributing chess sets around the world, has disclosed that Nigerian chess expert Tunde Onakoya experienced severe vomiting and stomach pain on Thursday during his ongoing marathon but did not give up. Onakoya and his United States counterpart, Shawn Martinez, are both attempting to break […]

Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya and his United States counterpart, Shawn Martinez, are both trying to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. The challenge, which has currently exceeded 23 hours, is underway at New York City’s iconic Times Square and is scheduled to end on April 19. Onakoya’s foundation, Chess in […]