Brian Costa was formerly a senior editor on The Wall Street Journal's digital platforms team in New York. He joined the paper in 2010 and was previously a sports reporter.

Pride so loud it fills the frame, ten characters who walk in certain the world can hear their ego shout out anime chants.

For Onakoya, this is more than a test of endurance; it is a movement. A mission to change the narrative for millions of underprivileged children in Nigeria through the universal language of chess.