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The Queen of Katwe
One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion
Taschenbuch von Tim Crothers
Sprache: Englisch

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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 chess ­board 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).

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 chess ­board 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).

Über den Autor
Tim Crothers, a former senior writer at Sports Illustrated, is the author of The Man Watching and co-author of Hard Work. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Sonstige Sportarten
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 241 S.
ISBN-13: 9780349141770
ISBN-10: 0349141770
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crothers, Tim
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 195 x 126 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Tim Crothers
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.09.2016
Gewicht: 0,238 kg
Artikel-ID: 103816393
Über den Autor
Tim Crothers, a former senior writer at Sports Illustrated, is the author of The Man Watching and co-author of Hard Work. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Sonstige Sportarten
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 241 S.
ISBN-13: 9780349141770
ISBN-10: 0349141770
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crothers, Tim
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 195 x 126 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Tim Crothers
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.09.2016
Gewicht: 0,238 kg
Artikel-ID: 103816393
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