Phiona Mutesi: Chess Prodigy
on 17 May 2011
Phiona Mutesi, is a 14-year-old chess prodigy. Mutesi lives in the
slums of Kampala, Uganda and is just now learning to read. A
naturally talented chess player her instincts have made her a
player to watch in international chess. Mutesi, is coached by
Robert Katende of Sports Outreach Ministry. When not playing chess
her days are spent in search of food, working at the market with
her mother and dreaming of an escape from the slum. This is an
uplifting story about an amazing young woman told with warmth and
heart by Stephanie Sinclair.