Image: colourbox
The 29-year-old played chess in Times Square for more than 58 hours and remained undefeated. With the campaign, Onakoya collected money for disadvantaged children in Africa. Onakoya made his first move on Wednesday and sat at the chessboard until Friday evening. “I can’t process a lot of the emotions I’m feeling right now,” he said as he broke the 58-hour mark. “But I know we accomplished something truly remarkable.”
- Also read: From DKT to 18xx: Why we should all play more
“I couldn’t just leave her hanging”
On Friday night he was on the verge of giving up, Onakoya said. “But Nigerians came from all over the world. And they were with me all night,” he said. “We sang and danced together, and I couldn’t just leave her hanging.” In 2018, Onakoya launched the “Chess in Slums” project in the city of Ikorodu, near the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos, which is aimed at children and young people in the region who often cannot go to school and have to work to support their families support.
Talent and boldness
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated Onakoya on his record, praising his “talent” and “boldness.” Onakoya hopes his world record will raise $1 million for underprivileged children in Africa.
My themes
For your saved topics were
new articles found.
info By clicking on the icon you can add the keyword to your topics.
info
By clicking on the icon you open your “my topics” page. They have of 15 keywords saved and would have to remove keywords.
info By clicking on the icon you can remove the keyword from your topics.
Add the topic to your topics.
Source: Nachrichten
