CHESS IN SLUMS IN AFRICA : NPR

This Nigerian chess master aims to raise money by playing the longest continuous game

Tunde Onakoya, a Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, plays a chess game in Times Square, Friday, April 19, 2024, in New York Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Yuki Iwamura/AP

Africa

This Nigerian chess master aims to raise money by playing the longest continuous game

April 19, 2024 • Under the glare of the lights in New York's Time Square, a Nigerian chess master makes his bid to break the world record for the longest continuous chess game to raise money for children back home.

This Nigerian chess master aims to raise money by playing the longest continuous game

Listen · 3:27 3:27

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1245972847/1245972848" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript