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

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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 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 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 coun­tries. The Queen of Katwe is a remarkable and inspirational book that shows how ''Phiona''s story transcends the limitations of the chessboard'' (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9780349141770
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0349141770
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
29 sep 2016
Længde:
20mm
Bredde:
129mm
Højde:
198mm
Forlag:
Little, Brown Book Group
Oplagsdato:
29 sep 2016
Forfatter(e):
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