Robert Katende

Robert Katende. Self: The Queen of Katwe. Robert Katende is best known as the mentor to Phiona Mutesi in the 2016 biographical movie, Queen of Katwe. The movie is based on Tim Crothers' book, The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster published by ESPN in 2012. Katende taught chess through the Sports Outreach Institute to Ugandan children. His goal is...