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- paulwise3
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Queen of Katwe
There is another chess movie coming up! To be release 2nd half of september. See http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Queen_of_Katwe.
Hope it will soon be released in Europe too!
Regards, Paul
Hope it will soon be released in Europe too!
Regards, Paul
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
- Fernando
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Re: Queen of Katwe
Hope it will be not one of those flick where the hero or heroin look at a board and see a mate in two moves that the GM did not see....paulwise3 wrote:There is another chess movie coming up! To be release 2nd half of september. See http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Queen_of_Katwe.
Hope it will soon be released in Europe too!
Regards, Paul
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- paulwise3
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Hi Fern,
No, this is a movie based on the book with the same name.
And that book tells the story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda, who is now the women chess champion of Uganda.
See also the Chesshouse blog: http://blog.chesshouse.com/queen-of-kat ... 02eecd96df
Guess you wanted it to be a chilean girl regards,
Paul
No, this is a movie based on the book with the same name.
And that book tells the story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda, who is now the women chess champion of Uganda.
See also the Chesshouse blog: http://blog.chesshouse.com/queen-of-kat ... 02eecd96df
Guess you wanted it to be a chilean girl regards,
Paul
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
- Fernando
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I wonder how much good you must be to be champion in Ugandapaulwise3 wrote:Hi Fern,
No, this is a movie based on the book with the same name.
And that book tells the story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda, who is now the women chess champion of Uganda.
See also the Chesshouse blog: http://blog.chesshouse.com/queen-of-kat ... 02eecd96df
Guess you wanted it to be a chilean girl regards,
Paul
1400 Elo?
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- Fernando
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Fernando wrote:I wonder how much good you must be to be champion in Ugandapaulwise3 wrote:Hi Fern,
No, this is a movie based on the book with the same name.
And that book tells the story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda, who is now the women chess champion of Uganda.
See also the Chesshouse blog: http://blog.chesshouse.com/queen-of-kat ... 02eecd96df
Guess you wanted it to be a chilean girl regards,
Paul
1400 Elo?
Do not take my previous post as a mark of disrespect for Uganda, I am just making use of a lyrical turn of phrase. Uganda is not a country we know as a source of chess players, less in the realm of females, which are less interested in chess than men in any country of the world.
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- paulwise3
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If you would just read a little more, you would have found that she scored a women candidate master result in the international chess olympics that just ended a few days ago.
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
- paulwise3
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Ok! I think now of becoming a transgender, maybe I can become a master toofranco88 wrote:WCM Mutesi Phiona played fourth board for Uganda and has an ELO rating of 1622.
I read she scored 50%: +3, =3 and -3.
So I guess her rating will become higher.
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
- paulwise3
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Thank you!pr1uk wrote:There is a documentary on her life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hUDehZ ... freload=10
Regards, Paul
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
If I am mistaken, it must be caused by a horizon effect...
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Just thought I'd post the FIDE requirements for each of the FIDE Women's Titles below. It should be noted that GM Judit Polgar feels that these titles are demeaning to women, never competed in a women's tournament, and there is a movement spearheaded by Barbara Jepson to eliminate these titles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titl ... 27s_titles
Keep 'em Barefoot, Pregnant, and FIDE Titled Regards,
John
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titl ... 27s_titles
Keep 'em Barefoot, Pregnant, and FIDE Titled Regards,
John