A Uneminyaka engu-16 ubudala, ungumdlali odumile emhlabeni we-chess. UPhiona Mutesi, odabuka e-Uganda ophuma emijondolo, wafunda ukudlala i-chess ngolunye usuku ngesikhathi efuna ukudla. Ngo-2011, uTim Crothers wanikela ngendatshana kuye kumagazini wezemidlalo ohlonishwayo waseMelika, i-ESPN Magazine. UnguPhiona Mutesi, odabuka e-Uganda Iminyaka engu-16 eyithole i-chess ngenkathi ihamba emikhanini yomqhudelwano, ifuna ukudla.
Namuhla, umlobi unikezela incwadi yonke entsha ukuthi ubheka i-underdog ephezulu. Ngaphambi kokuba ngithole i-chess, ngangihlala emgwaqeni, "kusho uPhiona etshela i-CNN. "Kwakungekho lutho lokudla emgwaqeni"."Ngangikuthanda ukubukeka kwezidladla" Ngo-2005, le ntombazanyana eyayilambile yathathwa yayiswa endaweni lapho isiphephelo lapho owase-Uganda uRobert Katende, 28, afundisa khona abantu ukudlala i-chess ukuze bathole inkomishi yephalishi. . Ubehlela umqhudelwano kulo mcimbi. "Ngangingakaze ngizwe nge-chess ngaphambi kwalokho", utshela intombazane kuzintatheli, "kodwa ngangikuthanda ukubukeka kwamaphara". Ngakho-ke uthisha wafundisa imithetho eyisisekelo yalo mdlalo kuPhiona, owayeneminyaka engu-9 ngaleso sikhathi. Ejabule, waqhubeka nokudlala.
Ngokusho kwe-ESPN, wayehamba amakhilomitha ayisithupha ngosuku eyodlala i-chess noRobert Katende. Lesi sakamuva simfundise amasu ahlukahlukene. Ngokubambisana, bahlela umdlalo nomdlali owayeshaye ingane ngaphambili nangaphandle kwazo zonke izingqinamba, futhi okwamangaza abanye abadlali ukuthi, ngumfundi osemusha owine le duel. "Udlala ngolaka kakhulu, njengabafana", kufakaza umdlali. “Uyathanda ukuhlasela futhi uma udlala naye kubukeka sengathi usidudulela emuva size singakwazi ukuhlehla”.
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Emasontweni ambalwa kamuva, lo mfundi wadlulisa lo mphathi, owayazi ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokumfundisa ukuthi umdlalo wakhe uhlukaniswe kanjani.Robert Katende wayeqinisekile ukuthi lo omncane wayenethalente lemvelo elamvumela ukuthi aphokophele ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu. Umuntu wase-Uganda waba ngumnqobi omncane kunabo bonke emqhudelwaneni we-chess wase-Afrika. Lesi sipho se-chess savumela le ntombazanyana ukuthi ibuyele esikoleni lapho inethemba lokuqhubeka nezifundo zayo ukuze ibe ngudokotela. Encwadini yakhe, enesihloko esithi "The Queen of Katwe" lapho iDisney isivele ithenge khona amalungelo okuzivumelanisa nesikrini esikhulu, uTim Crothers ukhumbula uhambo lukaPhiona Mutes, oqhamuka endaweni empofu lapho kubafana kuphela abanezingane. amathuba. Uyise wakhe wabulawa yingculazi kanti nomama wakhe kukholakala ukuthi une-HIV.
Ngu Maxime Lambert
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