The Guinness World Record has confirmed the new chess marathon record set by Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya.
Recall that Onakoya and his chess partner, Shawn Martinez, set a 64-hour chess marathon world record on Sunday.
The record, set at Times Square, New York, United States of America, broke the 61-hour record achieved by the chess marathon record of 61 hours, three minutes, and 34 seconds set by two Norwegian players: Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, in June 2024.
The four-day non-stop gameplay, which originally targeted 70 hours, started on April 17.
In a post on his X handle, where he shared photos of his new feat, Onakoya said: “It is possible to do great things from a small place.”
The official certificate from Guinness World Records shared by Onakoya and confirming the new record read: “The longest chess marathon was achieved by Tunde Onakoya (Nigeria) and Shawn Martinez (Puerto Rico) in Times Square, New York, New York, USA from 17 to 20 April 2025.”
