Chess, as we know it today, flourished in India more than 1500 years ago. Before it spread to other parts of the world, the chess game was known as "Chaturanga". "Chaturanga" was a war game played on a 8 × 8 board which consisted of regular military units common in warfare in the 6th century: infantry, cavalry, elephants, chariots, a general, and a king.
"Chaturanga" evolved over time to become the modern-day Chess game today a chess master Tunde Onakoya took to a new level by using Chess as a tool for global social empowerment. Tunde Onakoya is the founder of "Chess in Slums Africa."
The New York City Times Square welcomed a professional Chess master; Tunde Onakoya, where he attempted to set a new Guinness world record of the longest Chess unbeaten run hours played in the world!
On Saturday, 20th of April 2024, the former record of 56 hours unbeaten run was broken by Tunde Onakoya and a new record of 60 hours unbeaten run of chess game was set!! How do you pick into the mind of the new world chess Gunness recorder holder?
1 - AN IDEA: Ideas still rule the world. "An average idea in the hands of an able man is worth much more than an outstanding idea in the possession of any other." Tunde Onakoya had a plain idea which he was willing to run with.
2- A SACRIFICE COMMITMENT: Every other person may have thought what if he had failed in his attempt to break and set such an ambitious new record? What would become of Tunde Onakoya? For him, that thought was not as important as daring to go all the way!
3- A SKILL: Not only do you dare greatly, you need Skill! Tunde Onakoya has done series of practices that shaped his Chess game war chest. According to Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” When you know your Onions, you are Skilled!
4 - A PURPOSE: On the way of setting this new chess unbeaten record, there was important reasons to stop and the world may sympathize on his behalf, and he might be excused, but Tunde Onakoya through and through the challenge according to him, why he started means More! A why Is your ally through and through your journey. The stronger your Purpose, the better. for Tunde Onakoya, the many children whose dream depends on his dream to keep standing means more!!
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