Uganda

Celebrity Buzz Chess prodigy of the Katwe slum: how Phiona Mutesi’s story reached Hollywood in Queen of Katwe Phiona Mutesi learned chess in a slum in Kampala, Uganda, and became a national champion and Olympiad player. Her story was told in the 2016 Disney film Queen of Katwe, directed by Mira Nair, with Madina Nalwanga, Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo.