Phiona Mutesi

The Oscar winner turns in another prizeworthy performance and puts the spotlight on African women

She was 14, lived in the slums of Uganda and just learning to read. But Phiona Mutesi’s instincts made her a player to watch in international chess

The Disney film Queen of Katwe depicts Phiona Mutesi’s rise from a Ugandan slum to the Chess Olympiad. But her greatest moves are yet to come