TUNDE ONAKOYA BIOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, CAREER, CONTROVERSIES AND NET WORTH

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TUNDE ONAKOYA BIOGRAPHY – Tunde Onakoya is a Nigerian chess master, coach and founder of Chess in Slums Africa.He has organized a number of interventions for children across slums in Lagos state including Majidun (Ikorodu), Makoko and recently, Oshodi.

TUNDE ONAKOYA PROFILE

Name	Tunde Onakoya
Real Name	Babatunde Onakoya
Date of Birth	29 Years
Age	29 Years
State of Origin	Lagos State
Tribe	Yoruba
Nationality	Nationality
Occupation	Chess Master and Coach
Religion	Christian
Marital Status	N/A
Net Worth	$800,000
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TUNDE ONAKOYA BIOGRAPHY

Born Babatunde Onakoya on 6 October 1994 to Mr and Mrs Onakoya, Tunde learned to play chess at a barber’s shop in a slum in Ikorodu, Lagos where he grew up. His father sold spare parts while his mother was a petty trader. He grew alongside 2 siblings.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Onakoya got a diploma in computer science at Yaba College of Technology where he was a gold medalist representing the school in Nigeria Polytechnic Games and also at the RCCG Chess Championship.

CAREER

Onakoya was featured in CNN African Voices. Onakoya is a board member of the New York City-based non-profit The Gift of Chess. In September 2018, Chess in Slums Africa started as a volunteer driven non-profit organization that aims to empower young ones in impoverished communities through chess. In April 2024, he broke the world chess record of 58hrs.

CONTROVERSIES

Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has emerged victorious in his quest to set a new world record for the longest chess marathon.Though he originally set out to do 58 hours, Onakoya persevered for a grueling 60 hours before finally halting his historic challenge in Times Square, New York City.This achievement shatters the previous record of 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds set by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad of Norway in November 2018.