Archive for December 19th, 2020

Yakini Tchouka is 2020 Togolese Champion

Posted in Africa, Togo, Tournaments on Dec 19th, 2020 1 Comment »

Yakini Tchouka 2020 Togo National ChampionPhoto by Togo Chess Federation Kim Bhari of Kenya Chess Masala reported on the Togo National Championships held a couple of weeks ago in Lome, the country’s capital. Yakini Tchouka won the 22-player even with an undefeated 5.5/6. Bhari reported that the La Base 57 Hotel situated in the town […]

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Orrin Hudson chats with Les Brown!

Posted in Media Stories, Scholastic, USA on Dec 19th, 2020 No Comments »

Back in 2003, The Chess Drum ran a story about Orrin Hudson’s BeSomeone, (then) a rather new organization touting life skills through a chess metaphor. Hudson was seen playing motivational speaker Les Brown and credited him with helping him to learn the craft of motivation. Seventeen years later, the two met again with Hudson being […]

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