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Dorsa Derakhshani was born on 15 April, 1998 in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian chess player. Discover Dorsa Derakhshani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 25 years old?
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25 years old |
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Aries |
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15 April 1998 |
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15 April |
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Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality |
Iran
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She is a member of famous Player with the age 25 years old group.
Dorsa Derakhshani Height, Weight & Measurements
At 25 years old, Dorsa Derakhshani height not available right now. We will update Dorsa Derakhshani's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Dorsa Derakhshani Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dorsa Derakhshani worth at the age of 25 years old? Dorsa Derakhshani’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from Iran. We have estimated Dorsa Derakhshani's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Dorsa Derakhshani (born 1998) is an Iranian-American chess player.
Dorsa Derakhshani won three gold medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championships in 2012 (in the Girls U14 division), 2013 and 2014 (in the Girls U16).
She played for the Iranian National team in the women's division of the Asian Nations Cup in 2012 and 2014.
She was awarded the titles Woman Grandmaster and International Master in 2016.
Derakhshani also qualified for the title of FIDE Trainer in 2016 and is an accredited FIDE journalist.
In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation banned Derakhshani from playing for the Iran national team or playing in any tournaments in Iran on the grounds of "national interests", after she played in the 2017 Gibraltar Chess Festival (when she was already a temporary resident of Spain) without wearing a hijab.
Her 15-year-old brother Borna, who is a FIDE Master, was also banned for playing Israeli grandmaster Alexander Huzman in the first round of the same tournament.
Derakhshani had previously played in several tournaments without a hijab.
Derakhshani gave only one interview in response to the media attention, to Chess.com.
She also wrote a piece for The New York Times at the end of 2017.
Because of this, Derakhshani began to play for the United States of America in 2017.
Saint Louis chess team won silver in 2017 Pan American intercollegiate chess championship.
She played in the 2018 US Women's Chess Championship and finished last.
Derakhshani spoke at TedxTalk in Munich, Germany, in July 2019.
She advised the audience to "Take their freedom of choice seriously" at the TEDxYouth@München.
Following the ban, Derakhshani accepted a place at Saint Louis University to study Biology on a pre-med track, winning a scholarship to play on the Saint Louis University Chess Team and taking up the role of SLU Woman Team Captain (2019-2022).
In 2019, she accompanied her team to achieve bronze in the World Prestigious University Chess Invitational in Tianjin, China and she individually, achieved the first runner-up on board three in the tournament.
She finished third in the 2020 US Women's Championship.
Derakhshani's peak rating was in 2405 in July 2016
Derakhshani graduated magna cum laude from St. Louis University in 2022.
She is currently an admitted medical student at University of Missouri School of Medicine.
