Great things can come from small places.
Chess player. Changemaker.
01 / The beginning · Ikorodu
02 / 2018 · Majidun
It started
with a move.
with a move.
03 / 2021 · Makoko
04 / 2021 · Oshodi Bridge
05 / December 2021 · Oshodi
06 / January 2024 · Munich
07 / April 2024 · New York
08 / 2025 · United States
And the story
keeps moving.
keeps moving.
09 / 17–20 April 2025 · New York
10 / 2026 · The work continues
PLAY WITH
PURPOSE
Chess. Focus. Discipline.
LIVE FOR
IMPACT
A chance for every child.
Chess in Slums Africa / Since 2018
Every child.Every possibility.
Chess changed what I believed was possible. Now, with education and a community that stays, we help children find possibilities of their own.
Support the missionThe lives
behind the moves.
A lesson becomes a friendship. A friendship becomes a chance to learn, return to school and build a future. These are the lives at the heart of my story.
A first lesson
01
Someone to learn with
02
Finding confidence
03
A place to belong
04
Opening a door
05
A victory shared
06
Asking questions
07
Learning to wait
08
Trying again
09
Thinking ahead
10
Seeing potential
11
Discovering a gift
12
Taking the next step
13
A story worth sharing
14
Staying connected
15
More to come
16
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER
64HoursOne world record.
In April 2025, Shawn Martinez and I returned to Times Square. We played for 64 hours, setting the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. A shared record, and another way to bring the children’s dreams into view.
Explore the record
Neochess × Tunde Onakoya
Your next
great move.
On the world stage
From Ikorodu
to the world.
One story.
A world of possibility.
Conversations that travel
