Tunde Onakoya, founder of Chess in Slums Africa, is set to make another attempt at Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon.
Gatekeepers News reports that Onakoya announced his plan in a post on his X account on Saturday.
The record holder said he will play chess for 70 hours at Times Square, New York City, from April 17 to 20.
Onakoya noted that he intends to raise support for building free schools for homeless children in Nigeria, by engaging in the feat alongside US chess master Shawn Martinez.
Recall that in April 2024, Onakoya completed a 60-hour chess marathon, He played alongside Martinez, surpassing the previous 56-hour record held by two Norwegians, Hallvard Haug Flatebo and Sjur Ferkingstad in 2018.
However, his record was later surpassed in June 2024 by another set of Norwegian players who set a new mark in 61-hour.
Onakoya said, “My dream is to inspire the world, and raise support to build the biggest free school for homeless children in Nigeria.”
The record holder said he would be joined for a few hours by five children from Chess in Slums Africa, who “have shown all of us that it is possible to do great things from a small place”.
He added, “This is an open call to every chess player in New York City to come and challenge them.”
