A Nigerian man, Tunde Onakoya, who is the founder of Chess in Slums Academy, has stunned many as he plays chess against 10 opponents at the same time at a conference in Germany and wins all.
Sharing the Update on X, the chess master revealed that the event was to raise funds for children in his foundation.
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In the Update, Onakoya could be seen moving from board to board. He said it took him almost two hours to win the games against 10 opponents.
With the chess match, he was able to raise enough funds to support the education of 100 children in his academy.
On day two of the DLD conference, I played a simultaneous chess match against 10 players at once.
After an almost two hour battle of wits ,I managed to win all the games.The Chess exhibition helped us raise enough money to support the education of 100 children in our academy. pic.twitter.com/fnrOcxQe8p
— Tunde Onakoya (@Tunde_OD) January 17, 2024
See reactions:
@ChifeDr: “So proud of you, Tunde! You’re a bright star.”
@Echecrates: “What a legend. Congratulations my guy.”
@ToyosiGodwin: “Maybe God knew the kind of person I’d be, that’s why he didn’t give me this kind of a gift. Because if I beat just 5 people at once, aye a gbo, orun a mo. Managed ke, I BEAT THEM.”
@segoslavia: “Bros casually implying he is a grandmaster.”
@Solomon_Buchi: “You managed? You Dey smoke bomb? You’re stellar!”
@Tbillion40: “Did you win all? This is some genius. I feel so proud just watching it. Cos what?”
@tolufash55: “I am so proud of how you’re dedicated in putting Nigeria and Africa as a whole in the world of smartness and creativity. And all these with just Chess. Even though our paths may differ, this is what I aim to achieve with my cyber security academy.”
@Shawnifee: ““Managed to win?”
Nah, that’s legendary.”