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Dorsa Derakhshani
Title:
International Master
Rating:
2270
Federation:
USA
Age:
22
Bio:
As a teenager IM Derakhshani placed first in 2012, 2013 and 2014 at the Asian Youth Chess Championships. Derakhshani officially changed her federation from Iran to the United States in 2017 after a controversy arose about her refusal to wear a hijab while she played for the Iranian national team under the Iranian Chess Federation. Currently, Derakhshani is a student at Saint Louis University where she studies biology, and is an accredited journalist for FIDE.