14 Facts About Phiona Mutesi

Phiona Mutesi was born on 28 March 1996 and is a Ugandan chess player.

Phiona Mutesi has represented Uganda at four Women's Chess Olympiads, and is one of the first titled female players in Ugandan chess history.

Phiona Mutesi was born and grew up in the neighbourhood of Katwe, the largest of Kampala's eight slums.

At age nine, Phiona Mutesi dropped out of school because her family could no longer afford to send her.

Phiona Mutesi was offered a scholarship and began attending Northwest University in 2017.

Phiona Mutesi graduated from Northwest University in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management.

In 2010, Phiona Mutesi played six rounds on board two and one round on board one for Uganda at the women's event of the 39th Chess Olympiad, held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Phiona Mutesi scored one-and-a-half points from the seven games she played.

Phiona Mutesi won the under-20 girls category but not the open category.

Phiona Mutesi represented Uganda at the 2014 41st Chess Olympiad and the 2016 42nd Chess Olympiad.

Phiona Mutesi joined Northwest University's chess team in competing at the Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, held in Columbus, Ohio, in December 2017.

Phiona Mutesi won three matches and drew one, playing on Board 2.

In 2012, a book was published about Phiona Mutesi titled The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster and authored by Tim Crothers.

Phiona Mutesi attended premieres of the film in Toronto, Canada, Hollywood, California, and Kampala, Uganda.