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Yinka Gbenga Odukoya

Youth chess coach and mentor

  • 🇳🇬 Gwagwalada, Abuja FCT, Nigeria
  • Summit Youth Club
  • Since 1985
  • English, Hausa, French
I've coached chess at Summit Youth Club since 1985. Most of my players were between 8 and 17, and a lot of them turned into friends for life. My best seasons were the ones we lost most games and still showed up every Tuesday.

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Some of my former players now coach their own teams, which is the best thank-you I could ask for.

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  • Benjamin W. WhiteFormer studentPhoto verified🇺🇸

    You coached me in 2020. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from San Antonio.

  • Imani Mary KaranjaParent🇰🇪

    you coached me in 2001. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Kasarani.

  • Sergei Serhiy MaksimovParent🇷🇺

    you coached me in 2006. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Kazan.

  • Otávio Mateus MachadoTeammate🇧🇷

    You coached me in 2007. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Ribeirão Preto.

  • Ivan Vitaly AntonovFormer student🇷🇺

    You coached me in 2002. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Moscow.

  • Vivian Khadija LawalFormer student🇳🇬

    you coached me in 2014. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Kano.

  • Isak JohanssonFormer student🇸🇪

    You coached me in 2025. I still hear your voice on the sideline! Greetings from Uppsala.

  • Skylar ClarkTeammatePhoto verified🇺🇸

    You coached me in 1985. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from San Jose.

  • Christina Brigitte ScholzParent🇩🇪

    thanks for picking me when I was the slowest kid on the team. Greetings from Cologne.

  • Evgeny Leonid PolishchukParent🇺🇦

    You coached me in 1988. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Kharkiv.

  • Isabelle MullerParent🇫🇷

    You taught us how to lose properly. Worth more than any trophy Greetings from Metz.

  • Chhaya T. AroraTeammate🇮🇳

    You coached me in 2014. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Pune.

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