The girl had nothing to with the title of the film this would have been the writers, producers and ad men.

They then add a bit of poetic license which they do in all films.

She comes from Katwe, Chess got her out of a slum into a nice house and put her though college where she is studying to become a paediatrician.

What do you want the film to be called?

"Don't believe a word it she is only 1600."

How can her story be unfair to hundreds of thousands of chess players.

The CM title?

Here:

https://www.fide.com/fide/handbook....

You can buy a CM title even if you are 1100, it cost 5 euros.

Then your simple question has been answered, that's what we are here for.

Glad you are back to enjoying the film, I personally will not be going out of my way to watch it in the cinema. (I hate cinemas...room full of strangers and they turn the lights out!) I'll catch it on cable.

If they ever do 'Zombie Chess Players v Robotic Arbiters.'>

How about:

I knew that but a title is a title. You can pay 5 Euros and tell everyone you are a FIDE recognised Candidate Master. You would not be lying.

All one need do google all the historical inaccuracies attributed to the film industry (Troy is hopelessly wrong...Amongst many other lemons Paris survives and runs off with Helen!) then a minor transgression here like adding a title is small fry and should be overlooked even by the meanest nit-picker.

Hi Diceman,

The World Champion says he enjoyed it and apparently the chess scenes were spot on.

Good.

I see quite a few people are bashing her low rating... this is an extract from her Wikipedia page <Commenting on one of her games from the 2010 Olympiad, British chess journalist John Saunders wrote that "Phiona's present playing standard is that of a modest but competent club player but, placed in the context of her environmental and educational deprivation, her achievement in reaching such a level has been awe-inspiring.>

Well said.

I loved the movie as well, but had to smile at the scene where she shows her mother the house they moved into out of the Katwe slums.

It's a recursive subplot, because she was able to buy the house from the proceeds of the money she received from Disney for the making of the movie that showed this scene!

I usually like your posts but the above is just drivel. Obama is NOT a Muslim, so I wish people would stop trying to spread that lie.

<Nobody should be surprised by the “revelation” that Trump is a malignantly narcissistic “dotard” (Kim’s entertaining description) and dysfunctional “idiot.” That’s been clear to anyone who isn’t themselves a hopeless moron since the beginning of Trump’s political career, festooned with the ridiculous and racist charge that Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States.>