“Just Got A Call From The Barber Who Showed Me A Chess Board For The First Time 20Years Ago And Taught Me To Play”- Chess Master Tunde Onakoya Shares Encounter With The Man Who Changed His Life

Nigerian chess player and coach, Tunde Onakoya who holds the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess game and the founder of Chess in Slums Africa, has shared an emotional moment via his x platform.

Tunde got a call from the Barber who showed him a chess board for the first time 20years ago and also taught him how to play, says he hasn’t spoken to him in almost 10 years, but today hearing his voice brought back a flood of memories as he changed his life without even realizing it.

In his words:

“Just got a call from the Barber who showed me a chess board for the first time 20years ago and taught me to play.

I haven’t spoken to him in almost 10 years, but today his voice brought back a flood of memories. He changed my life without even realizing it.”

Source: Tunde Onakoya| X

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