Be Someone founder Orrin Checkmate Hudson is an award-winning strategist and motivational speaker who broke racial barriers in 1999 in Birmingham by becoming the first African American to defeat the reigning Alabama State Chess Champion two consecutive years.

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Gaining national recognition for his innovative crime prevention and educational program, Be Someone, Inc.(www.besomeone.org ) Hudson, a renowned internationally known speaker, just recently won top honors in the July 4, 2009 World Open10 minutes blitz chess championship.

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