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Some attendees (not those enjoying free beer) were members of the chess club that Phiona initiated at the grade school where TimвЂ™s children attend.

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Queen of Katwe author Tim Crothers and family in L.AД¬hapel Hill, North Carolina (September 13 th) Several hundred attendees received two unexpected treats! Both were due to a communication error in that the theater did not have the code from Disney to run the movie! First, turning lemons into lemon meringue pie, вЂњQueen of KatweвЂќ author, Tim Crothers jumped into action and, as he tells me вЂњpeople learned much more than they probably wanted to know about the stories behind The Queen of KatweвЂќ as he talked for over an hour until the code was relayed and the movie started! Quite a treat for the movie-goers (I would have loved to have been there for that!) The second treat was also a welcome surprise вЂ“ free food and beer with apologies for the delay, courtesy of Disney. Additionally, he has spread the word to groups whose email lists include about half a million people! A one-man marketing team! Note: Elliott Neff, CEO of Chess4Life has also helped get the word out for multiple screenings in London, Canada, and various parts of the U.S. They also had items from Uganda (including an African drum autographed by Phiona and Robert) on display at the screening. Frank loved the movie as did his students and their families!Д«ellevue, Washington (September 12 th) A private screening gave Chess4Life an opportunity to organize fun activities to help people learn chess. The 220-seat theater was packed and late-comers found that there were no more seats.

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Their screening was the first in September, and it was a full house.ДЄtlanta, Georgia Frank Johnson, an Atlanta-area chess coach, reported that he had 60 students from across the state attend the screening at Phipps Plaza. Without going into detail, the story of Phiona Mutesi would be very different if it werenвЂ™t for the generosity of the Popp family and those who support the Andrew Popp Memorial Fund. Santa Barbara, California (September 7 th) Santa Barbara and Katwe have a tight connection that did not come up in the movie. HereвЂ™s a quick trip from coast to coast and back again!

With DisneyвЂ™s вЂњQueen of KatweвЂќ set to open nationwide in theaters on September 30 th, advanced screenings and premiers (and the parties and activities that accompany them) have been popping up across the nation. ThatвЂ™s how a chess player might describe this unlikely story of a young girl from the slums of Kampala, Uganda who stumbles upon an opportunity. Jay Stallings captured the chess worldвЂ™s excitement as the movie opened around the country.Д«onus: To learn more about Phiona today, check out her visit to the Girls Club in February 2021: ДЄ real QueenвЂ™s Gambit! A Smothered Mate! An endgame technique to create a passer (IвЂ™ll let you be surprised)! AND, an inspiring story line with top-notch acting, expert cinematography, and plenty of laughs (and a few tears). TodayвЂ™s throwback revisits the premier of Queen of Katwe, the story of Phiona Mutesi, a young girl whose chess prowess took her from poverty in Kampala, Uganda, to opportunities around the world. Look for throwback articles throughout December.Дecember Throwback #4: Long before NetflixвЂ™s вЂњThe QueenвЂ™s GambitвЂќ riveted pandemic-weary viewers, strong female chess players were putting the world on notice. CLO is combing through its archives to bring readers blasts from the past this holiday season.