The Queen of Katwe - One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion (Paperback)

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 chess-board 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 coun-tries. "The Queen of Katwe" is a "remarkable" (NPR) and "riveting" ("New York Post") book that shows how "Phiona's story transcends the limitations of the chessboard" (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).

General

Imprint:	Scribner Book Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Tim Crothers
Dimensions:	213 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	245
ISBN-13:	978-1-4516-5782-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Board games > Chess Books > Biography > Sport
LSN:	1-4516-5782-X
Barcode:	9781451657821

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