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Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, at home inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 10, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. When she was just nine she had already dropped out of school because her family couldn’t afford it. But her instincts have made her a player to watch in international chess. Mutesi, a naturally talented chess player is coached by Robert Katende of Sports Outreach Ministry. The chess club meets at the Agape Church.

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Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, at home inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 10, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. When she was just nine she had already dropped out of school because her family couldn’t afford it. But her instincts have made her a player to watch in international chess. Mutesi, a naturally talented chess player is coached by Robert Katende of Sports Outreach Ministry. The chess club meets at the Agape Church.