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Outlook: From Slum Dweller to Chess Champion

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24/12/2012

From Slum Dweller to Chess Champion

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Phiona Mutesi, the Ugandan slum dweller whose life was changed by chess

Matthew Bannister talks to Phiona Mutesi, the Ugandan slum dweller whose life was changed by chess

Sixteen year old Phiona Mutesi grew up in the slums of the Ugandan capital Kampala. A chance meeting with a missionary who has a passion for chess changed her life forever. She's now playing chess at an international level and her story is being made into a Hollywood film. 

Also, the O'Toole family from North Carolina - all five of them have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. 

And, The Choir With No Name -  the choir giving London's homeless a musical chance. 

Picture: A hand reaches for the black queen. 
Picture Credit: Matt King/Getty Images

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