Youth Organization Founder Wins 38th Annual World Open Speed Chess Competition to Inspire Youth to Be Someone

     

    ATLANTA, July 12, 2010 — Atlanta Be Someone founder Orrin Checkmate Hudson celebrated Independence Day by taking first place in the 5-Minute Blitz Chess Championship at the 38th Annual World Open International Chess Tournament in King of Prussia, PA. Hudson, the creator of the award-winning le…

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    Using Chess to Inspire America’s Kids in Rome, Adairsville, Calhoun, and Cartersville, Georgia to Make the Right Moves

     

    Heads Up, Pants Up, Grades Up and Never Give Up!
    ROME, Ga., April 23, 2010 — The Be Someone, Inc. national tour goes to Rome, Georgia. Beginning Saturday & Sunday, May 29 & 30, 2010, students, parents and pastors in Rome will be asked to get in the game and think like a champion.
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    ‘Think Like A Champion!’: Preventing Crime One Move at a Time

     

    Using Chess to Inspire Birmingham, Alabama Kids to Make the Right Moves … “Heads Up, Pants Up, Grades Up and Never Give Up!”
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 9, 2009 — The Be Someone, Inc. national tour goes to the Magic City, Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. S…

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    Orrin ‘Checkmate’ Hudson’s National Tour Goes to Three Pennsylvania School Districts to Inspire Kids to Make the Right Moves … Heads Up, Pants Up, Grades Up and Never Give Up!

     

    JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Nov. 5, 2009 — International chess champion, author, and motivational speaker Orrin Hudson is bringing his 50-state motivational chess and life lesson tour to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in order to teach 5,100 students about chess, critical thinking skills, and self-confiden…

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