The founder of chess in the slum Tunde Onakoya in a post disclosed that five children from the foundation has secured visa to play chess game at Harvard University and New York City next week.

The chess coach expressed emotion in his post stating: “I shed a few tears this morning. 5 children from chess in slums just secured their Visas and will be traveling to America next week to compete at the Chess conference in Athens Georgia, New York City and Harvard University. Now they get to show the world what they’re made of.”

Onakoya beat the current chess marathon record of 56 hours, 9 minutes and 37 seconds, which was achieved in 2018 by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, both from Norway, when he played marathon session in Times Square in New York. He hold World Guinness Record

The chess coach uses chess as a tool to provide education, technology and mentorship to children in impoverished communities in Africa.

Photo credit: X|@Tunde_OD