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Phiona Mutesi (born 28 March 1996) is a Ugandan chess player. She has represented Uganda at four Women's Chess Olympiads, and is one of the first titled female players in Ugandan chess history. Mutesi is the subject of a 2012 book and a 2016 film called Queen of Katwe.
Apr 21, 2021 · Phiona Mutesi is a Ugandan woman candidate master who is best known for the telling of her story in the 2016 Disney film The Queen of Katwe. Mutesi came from humble beginnings to represent her country at five Chess Olympiads during 2010-18.
Sep 22, 2016 · The Queen of Katwe true story confirms that Phiona nearly died when she was 8 years old. Her mother Harriet believes that she had malaria. After begging for money from her sister, Harriet took Phiona to the hospital and doctors removed fluid from Phiona's spine after she lost consciousness.
Oct 5, 2023 · Meet Phiona Mutesi, whose journey from the dusty streets of Katwe to international chess stardom became the basis for the Disney movie ‘Queen of Katwe.’ Early Life in Katwe. Phiona Mutesi was born in 1993 in Katwe, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Kampala, Uganda.
Mar 23, 2019 · About 14 years ago, a little girl in Katwe, Uganda followed her older brother who was increasingly occupied with an activity after school. After seeing him disappear inside of a building, she wandered inside and found the Sports Outreach Institute, a sports club where there was a chess club meeting being held.
Sep 29, 2016 · Disney’s Queen of Katwe portrays the life of Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga), a young girl living in the Uganda slum of Katwe who discovers her uncanny talent for chess and rises to become one her...
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Jan 16, 2014 · Chess is just a game to most people, a simple pastime that exercises the mind, but for Ugandan teenager Phiona Mutesi, it has changed her life, writes the BBC's Graham Fraser.
