The true story of young chess player Fiona Mutesi, who came from impoverished areas of Uganda. A hungry, illiterate girl who discovers her talent through a missionary develops a dream of becoming a world-class player in order to change her seemingly doomed life. 
I'm planning to watch this today

Interesting review of the film. I’ll see. There’s a movie «The Chess Player,» France. Also on this topic.

I'll take a look, thanks for the recommendation. I also liked "The Queen’s Gambit", it’s a US series.