
Dorsa Derakhshani
@dorsadchess
Medical Student at Mizzou Med, Bio Major at SLU. WGM/IM Chess player. curious to know how long my hair will grow 😊
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“Chess is a very beautiful psychological battle. I get to dance with my pieces and torture the opponent!”. I interviewed the brilliant Dorsa Derakhshani for The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/women/life/che…


At age 8, Dorsa Derakhshani won a national chess championship, against kids who had been training privately with coaches “I was just playing it because it kind of sounded fun, and I ended up winning it,” she told Matt Galloway in an invu about The Queen’s Gambit 👑♟️👩🏻🦰 cbc.ca/1.5808075









Yasser Seirawan: Garry what did you properly predict about this event? Garry Kasparov: Nothing! Watch the full interview with the World Champion➡️ youtu.be/8475mH1UhFo #FIDECandidates #TodayinChess Garry Kasparov






In Iran, a student harassed by her university’s morality police over her “improper” hijab didn’t back down. She turned her body into a protest, stripping to her underwear and marching through campus—defying a regime that constantly controls women’s bodies. Her act is a powerful


In this St. Louis on the Air episode: How chess empowered Dorsa Derakhshani to become an advocate for freedom of expression. stlpr.org/show/st-louis-…

Woman grandmaster Dorsa Derakhshani came to St. Louis to attend SLU. “[Chess] gave me all the opportunities that I don't know if I would have had [otherwise]." St. Louis Public Radio stlpr.org/show/st-louis-… #STLMade

"Chess helps you think critically," says Dorsa Derakhshani. "If there's a dictatorship, they don't want thinkers." Diaa Hadid ضياء حديد and Fariba Akbari report on the Taliban's chess ban. npr.org/sections/goats…