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PICTORIAL: Tunde Onakoya begins 70-hour chess marathon in New York to reclaim world record
One year after, Onakoya and Martinez have embarked on a 70-hour chess marathon to reclaim the title and set a new world record. The event which began on April 17is taking place in Times ...
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Tunde Onakoya sets new chess marathon record, awaits confirmation from GWR
Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya has made history by setting a new Guinness World ... record of 61 hours, 3 minutes, and 34 seconds was set in 2024 ...
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PICTORIAL: Tunde Onakoya reclaims world record in 64-hour chess marathon
Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums, Tunde Onakoya, alongside his U.S. counterpart, Shawn Martinez, has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the longest chess ...
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World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh creates history! Becomes the youngest world champion, breaks Kasparov's record
New Delhi: India's D Gukesh defeated China's Ding Liren in the 14th round to secure the 2024 World Chess Championship title in Singapore on Thursday. With this, the 18-year-old Gukesh became ...
Vlastimil Hort, a Memorably Selfless Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 81
He could have advanced toward a title when his opponent, Boris Spassky, took ill. Instead, he displayed one of the game’s ...