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Chess becomes a source of hope for homeless Ugandan children
Sitting in a dimly lit room in the run-down Kampala suburb of Katwe, Phiona Mutesi stares at the chessboard in front of her as she ponders the next move in her improbable journey. “Chess has changed my life,” Mutesi says, shifting the thick-framed glasses perched on her nose. “Before I…
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