![]() ![]() ![]() Opportunity struck when missionary Robert Katende taught Phiona chess at an afterschool program she went on to become one of Uganda’s first female professional players, representing her country at four Olympiads. After her father died of AIDS when she was eight, Phiona and her mother began selling maize on the streets to support themselves. Premiered at TIFF in 2016, Mira Nair’s Queen of Katwe tells the true story of 10-year-old chess champion Phiona Mutesi, who learned how to play the game in Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda.
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