The Queen of Katwe is a remarkable and inspirational book that shows how 'Phiona's story transcends the limitations of the chessboard' (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).
But to reach that goal, she must grapple with everyday life in one of the world's most unstable coun tries. Now a Woman Candidate Master - the first female titled player in her country's history - Phiona dreams of becoming a Grandmaster, the most elite level in chess. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Queen of Katwe: One Girls Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion by Tim Crothers. By the age of eleven Phiona was her country's junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Of these kids, one girl stood out as an immense talent: Phiona. At first children came for a free bowl of porridge, but many grew to love the game that - like their daily lives - requires persevering against great obstacles. Laying a chess board in the dirt, Robert began to teach. Sports journalist Crothers (The Man Watching: A Biography of Anson Dorrance, the Unlikely Architect of the Greatest College Sports Dynasty Ever, 2006, etc. The actors include, Phiona Mutesi played by Madian Nalwanga, Robert Katende played by David Oyelowo, Nakku Harriet played by Lupita Nyong’o, and Taryn ‘Kay’ Kyaze Night played by herself. Katende, a war refugee turned missionary, had an improbable dream: to empower kids in the Katwe slum through chess - a game so foreign there is no word for it in their native language. Queen of Katwe was released Septemby Disney, the movie was based off the book Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers. One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende.
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