By Mistura Adeyemi
Tunde Onakoya is a 29-year-old Nigerian chess player and coach. He is the founder of Chess in Slums Africa. Here are some interesting facts about him:
• Tunde was born in isale odo in ikorodu”
• “He learned to play chess at a barber shop in a slum in Ikorodu, Lagos.”
• “He has a diploma in computer science from Yaba College of Technology.”
• “He holds the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess game.”
• “He is ranked as the number 24 chess player in Nigeria according to the International Chess Federation.”
• “He has a global rating of 2586 as of April 2024.”
• “He has been featured on CNN African Voices for his impactful work in Chess in Slums Africa.”
• “He was a gold medalist representing Yaba College of Technology in the Nigeria Polytechnic Games and at the RCCG Chess Championship.”
• “He has also won at the National Friends of Chess and the Chevron Chess Open.”
• “Tunde received The Future Awards Africa Prize for Community Action in 2021.”
• “He was also named Leadership Newspaper’s Social Impact Person of 2022.”