And something like chess can be introduced to you and it can just spark a hope and an excitement and a confidence to change the circumstances within which you were born,” Nyong’o told ABC News. The Queen of Katwe (2016), a biography by American author Tim Crothers, chronicles the life of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan woman who became a chess prodigy and later a world-renowned chess champion. You know, wherever you are, you know, there’s people all over the world who are living in conditions in which they feel there is no way out. It's everyone, I feel, can identify with Phiona. Its filled with authentic culture, a story not widely known and a woman who changed her world. A poor, dirty, desperate street girl, Phiona searched out. The first chapters are not about Phiona herself but about the life in the slum, people who live there and Robert. Queen of Katwe is unlike any other Disney movie. The book, The Queen of Katwe A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster, written by Tim Crothers and published by Simon & Schuster tells the inspiring and true story of Phiona Mutesi, a teenage chess prodigy from the Katwe slum of Kampala, Uganda. This book is about a girl named Phiona and her journey to become a chess champion. Starting Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo, and Madina Nalwanga, "Queen of Katwe"centers on Phiona’s life. Meet Phiona and Witness her transformation from the slums of Uganda to the Queen of Katwe in Theaters Everywhere. These days, Phiona has more reasons to celebrate because this week, Disney’s "Queen of Katwe" is premiering in theaters. Her nine-year-old mind proved adept at grasping the intricacies of the Game of Kings and she was able to become a chess champion, gain an. So I think that's the best thing I like in chess and I've gained in chess right now," she said. From the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, to an international chess competition in Moscow and then to the world stage, the trajectory of Phiona Mutesi’s life has been stunningly swift. We talked about it then and the only best thing we can do is just to buy a house. "When we got money in chess, we talked with my coach. It also offers readers a fascinating look at a war-torn and struggling nation, as well as the unlikely story of how her mentor Robert Katende, a refugee of Uganda’s civil war, has. Robert started with only five children and now has over 300 who gather daily across five separate slum locations. One of the most important things she gained from chess was the ability to buy her mom a house. We witness Phiona’s incredible evolution as a player, as she competes against older and far more experienced competitors. The Chess Academy and Mentoring Center began in the slums of Kampala, Uganda when SOM soccer coach, Robert Katende, noticed children watching from the sidelines of soccer matches he had organized. Robert Katende teaching a class at the SOM Chess Academy in Katwe, Uganda.
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