The Queen of Katwe From One of the Poorest Places on Earth She Grew to Be a Champion

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. 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. Laying a chess­board in the dirt, Robert began to teach. 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. Of these kids, one girl stood out as an immense talent: Phiona. By the age of eleven Phiona was her country's junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. 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. But to reach that goal, she must grapple with everyday life in one of the world's most unstable coun­tries. 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).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Crothers Tim, Tim Crothers
• Verlag: Abacus
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2016
• Thema: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Biographien, Autobiographien; Ratgeber > Sport > Sonstige Sportarten
• EAN: 9780349141770
• ISBN: 978-0-349-14177-0
• Anzahl Seiten: 256
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 20.1 x 13.3 x 2 cm
• Serie: ABACUS
• Themen: Uganda, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, Chess, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Board games: Chess, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Chess