Uganda: Slum Girl Stuns Chess Elite

Against all the odds, Phionah Mutesi has become Uganda's best female chess player at just 15, breaking free of the issues that afflict thousands of girls in the Katwe slum. Her talent for chess has gained her access to a boarding school and the opportunity to travel abroad to represent Uganda.

Phionah Mutesi is full of energy in spite of having woken up at 4am. With twenty other students she is practicing chess in the dining hall of the St. Mbuga Secondary School.

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