Katende interviewed at the Queen of Katwe premiere in Johannesburg, in 2016
Robert Katende is a Ugandan chess coach, footballer, and engineer. He is also the executive director of Sports Outreach.
He promoted the game of chess to the slums and street kids of Kampala.[1][2][3] He is also known for mentoring Phiona Mutesi, Uganda's first woman candidate master chess player[4][5] and the subject of a 2012 book by Tim Crothers and a 2016 film, Queen of Katwe, directed by Mira Nair and written by William Wheeler. David Oyelowo played the role of Robert Katende in the film, which also features Lupita Nyong'o and Madina Nalwanga.[6][7][8][2]
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^"BBC World Service - Outlook, I Introduced Chess to Kampala's Slums". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^Crothers, Tim (2016-08-28). "Chess queen of Africa". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^"Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo star in the new trailer for Queen of Katwe". The Independent. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^Schneller, Johanna (2016-09-09). "Disney could be looking at Oscar buzz for 'transcendent' film Queen of Katwe". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^Czachor, Emily Mae (2016-09-21). "Cast and Crew Celebrate 'Queen of Katwe' as "a Love Letter to Uganda" at Disney Film's Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
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Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012. Katende, Norman (14 August 2008). "Uganda: Kaburu Dives Into Beijing Fray Today"...
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