International funding titan, Goldman Sachs, has contributed $5,000 to Tunde Onakoya’s bold chess marathon fundraiser.
Onakoya, the founding father of Chess in Slums Africa, has partnered with American chess grasp, Shawn Martinez, in a quest to set a brand new world document of 58 hours for steady chess play in Occasions Sq., New York.
The present world document for the longest chess marathon stands at 56 hours and 9 minutes. Onakoya’s effort is not only about breaking data; his main purpose is to boost $1 million by way of his nonprofit group, Chess in Slums Africa, and The Present of Chess. These funds are earmarked to offer underprivileged kids throughout African communities with entry to fundamental training.
“We simply obtained a beneficiant donation of $5,000 from Goldman Sachs,” introduced The Present of Chess on social media platform X, expressing their gratitude for the numerous contribution.
The chess matches, that are live-streamed on platforms like Tittify and Twitch, have attracted substantial on-line consideration, peaking at over 500 concurrent viewers. Remarkably, Onakoya has remained unbeaten over 180 video games throughout the marathon.
Because the 29-year-old chess virtuoso has set a brand new document, his efficiency drew encouragement from thousands and thousands of supporters each in Nigeria and all over the world, notably in New York Metropolis, the place the occasion came about.