To be from Katwe is to be an underdog in Uganda. To be Ugandan is to be an underdog in Africa. “To be African is to be an underdog in the world. “Phiona Mutesi is the ultimate underdog,” Crothers writes. Despite the national chess title she wins, Mutesi, too, is mired in limitations. Sportswriter Tim Crothers paints a dire picture of Katwe and the kids who grow up there. “The Queen of Katwe” is as much about the Ugandan slum of Katwe, in the city of Kampala, as it is about a young Ugandan chess player, Phiona Mutesi. A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
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