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Phiona Mutesi, Chess Prodigy

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  • Phiona Mutesi, center, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, at the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 7, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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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  • The Agape Church where Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess, inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 7, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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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  • Chess pieces seen at the Agape Church where Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess, inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 7, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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, right, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, at the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 8, 2010. There are only seven chessboards at the church, and chess pieces are so scarce that sometimes an orphan pawn must stand in for a king. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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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  • Club members reach for chess pieces at the Agape Church, where Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess, inside Katwe, the largest of eight slums in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 7, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, center, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, at the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 8, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 8, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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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  • Robert Katende, the chess coach of Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, at the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 8, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. But her instincts have made her a player to watch in international chess. Mutesi, a naturally talented chess player is coached by Katende of Sports Outreach Ministry. The chess club meets at the Agape Church.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, left, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, at the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 8, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 9, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 9, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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, inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 8, 2010. Her days are spent in search of food, working at the market with her mother and dreaming of an escape from Katwe’s slums. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 the Agape Church inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 9, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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, plays chess at the Agape Church 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. 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, inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 9, 2010. Mutesi does not know her birthday. There are few calendars and even fewer clocks. Every day is just like the last. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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, left, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, washes clothes inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 9, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. She never knows when her mother will return and is left to care for her siblings. 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, plays chess at the Agape Church 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. 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, plays chess at the Agape Church 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. 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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  • The neighborhood of Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, in Kampala, Uganda,  Dec. 9, 2010. Mutesi days are spent in search of food, working at the market with her mother and dreaming of an escape from Katwe’s slums. Although she is just now learning to read, 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 inside Katwe, the largest of eight slums in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess at the Agape Church 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. 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 the Agape Church 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. 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 inside Katwe.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, at the Agape Church 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. 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 inside Katwe.
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  • The Agape Church where Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess, 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. 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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  • The neighborhood of Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, in Kampala, Uganda,  Dec. 10, 2010. Mutesi days are spent in search of food, working at the market with her mother and dreaming of an escape from Katwe’s slums. Although she is just now learning to read, 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 inside Katwe, the largest of eight slums in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 8, 2010. Her days are spent in search of food, working at the market with her mother and dreaming of an escape from Katwe’s slums. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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, 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. 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, hangs clothes to dry 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. 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, hangs clothes to dry 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. 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.
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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. She never knows when her mother will return and is left to care for her siblings. 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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  • Peer watch Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, play chess in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 11, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, left, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, shares a laugh with her opponent during a match, in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 11, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, left, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 11, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, keeps a record of moves during a chess match, in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 11, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, right, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 11, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, left, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 11, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, center left, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 11, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala.
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  • Phiona Mutesi, right, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, plays chess in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 11, 2010. Mutesi lives in the slums of Uganda and is just now learning to read. 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 inside Katwe, the largest slum in Kampala.
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