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The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion Paperback - 2013
by Tim Crothers
Summary
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 chessâÈ'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 thatâÈ'like their daily livesâÈ'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 countryâÈçs junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate MasterâÈ'the first female titled player in her countryâÈçs historyâÈ'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 worldâÈçs most unstable countries. The Queen of Katwe is a âÈêremarkableâÈë (NPR) and âÈêrivetingâÈë (New York Post) book that shows how âÈêPhionaâÈçs story transcends the limitations of the chessboardâÈë (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).
Katende, a war refugee turned missionary, had an improbable dream: to empower kids in the Katwe slum through chessâÈ'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 thatâÈ'like their daily livesâÈ'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 countryâÈçs junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate MasterâÈ'the first female titled player in her countryâÈçs historyâÈ'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 worldâÈçs most unstable countries. The Queen of Katwe is a âÈêremarkableâÈë (NPR) and âÈêrivetingâÈë (New York Post) book that shows how âÈêPhionaâÈçs story transcends the limitations of the chessboardâÈë (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).
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- Title The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion
- Author Tim Crothers
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scribner Book Company, Qk5
- Date 2013-10-15
- ISBN 9781451657821 / 145165782X
- Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 8.41 x 5.56 x 0.69 in (21.36 x 14.12 x 1.75 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Biography, Biographies
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012028944
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Excerpt
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âÈêPhiona Mutesi is [a] young starâÈö. An incredible story."
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