Photo Gallery: Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi visits Clark Magnet
Phiona Mutesi, center, is the center of attention for students and adminstration to be photographed with at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess champion Phiona Mutesi of Uganda visited Clark Magnet High School in Glendale with her coach Robert Katende on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale.
Chess champion Phiona Mutesi, of Uganda, talks with students, answering questions, with her coach Robert Katende at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
After the game, chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale, replays the game for Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi to show her strategies to improve her game, and reveal the mistakes she made that lead to defeat at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Glendale Mayor Zareh Sinanyan, chess champion Phiona Mutesi, of Uganda, her chess coach Robert Katende, and Denise Miller with the Commission on the Status of Women for Glendale, pose for a photo being taken by Glendale City Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The beginning of a game of chess between grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale and chess champion Phiona Mutesi, of Uganda, with Glendale City Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian and Mutesi’s coach Robert Katende, in a small conference room at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Clark Magnet student Alec Kellzi, 16, poses with chess champion Phiona Mutesi for a photograph at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Kellzi earlier asked for tips how to be a better chess player. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess champion from Uganda Phiona Mutesi and her coach Robert Katende at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. The woman with pink hair is chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A book about Phiona Mutesi’s life “The Queen of Katwe” sits on the floor next to a teacher’s foot at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess champion Phiona Mutesi, of Uganda, talks with students, answering questions, with her coach Robert Katende at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan completes a move in a chess game with Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi with her coach Robert Mutesi watching closely at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Glendale Mayor stands at the center with Robert Katende and Phiona Mutesi of Uganda with students and administration at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess champion Phiona Mutesi, of Uganda, poses for dozens of photos with students, city leaders, and faculty at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The auditorium is filled with Clark Magnet High School students to listen to a presentation by Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi and her chess coach Robert Katende at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale, studies the chess game she is playing with Ugandan chess champion Phiona Matesi, in a small conference room at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi makes a move in a chess game with chess grandmaster Tateve Abrahamyan at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A pawn is taken by chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan in a game she is playing with Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Phiona Mutesi contemplates her next move in a chess game with chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A pawn is moved by Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi in a game she is playing with chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan studies the game she is playing with Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan looks to her opponent Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi as she lies down her king in defeat at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A friendly, traditional, shake of hands between chess opponents Tatev Abrahamyan and Phiona Mutesi at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
After the game, chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale, replays the game for Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi to show her strategies to improve her game, and reveal the mistakes she made that lead to defeat at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Ugandan chess coach Robert Katende records the instruction that his student Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi is receiving from chess grandmaster Tateve Abrahamyan, of Glendale, is giving her after the game they played at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Chess champion Phiona Mutesi, of Uganda, talks with students, answering questions, with her coach Robert Katende at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale on Monday, April 28, 2014. Mutesi grew up in the slums of Uganda and through the game of chess has lifted herself out of the slums onto the international stage for chess and to raise awareness about the plight of her Ugandan people. After her presentation for the students of Clark Magnet, she played against local chess grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan, of Glendale. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)