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Dorsa Derakhshani

Number of games in database: 263
Years covered: 2008 to 2020
Last FIDE rating: 2233
Highest rating achieved in database: 2401
Overall record: +100 -105 =42 (49.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 16 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (55) 
    B90 B43 B92 B32 B33
 French Defense (19) 
    C18 C11 C12 C16 C01
 Sicilian Najdorf (15) 
    B90 B92
 Scotch Game (13) 
    C45
 Caro-Kann (11) 
    B18 B16 B12 B15
 Sicilian Kan (11) 
    B43 B42
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (23) 
    C60 C78 C63 C76 C62
 Queen's Pawn Game (15) 
    D02 A45 A46 E00 D01
 Giuoco Piano (13) 
    C50 C53
 Queen's Indian (11) 
    E17 E12 E19 E18
 Nimzo Indian (9) 
    E32 E20 E26 E42 E29
 English (8) 
    A17 A13 A15 A14
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Derakhshani vs D Andersen, 2014 1-0
   D Derakhshani vs Z Urbonaviciute, 2013 1-0
   D Derakhshani vs B Geske, 2013 1-0
   D Derakhshani vs S Anjana Krishna, 2013 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   US Championship (Women) (2020)
   Novi Sad super master 2 (2016)
   World Youth Championship (girls U18) (2015)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2015)
   Politiken Cup (2014)
   Abu Dhabi Masters (2016)
   Qatar Masters (2015)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2013)
   Gibraltar Masters (2017)
   Reykjavik Open (2017)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 EU-Cup Online Gr-B (Women)
   D Derakhshani vs Y Osmak (Dec-19-20) 0-1
   G Tokhirjonova vs D Derakhshani (Nov-07-20) 1-0
   D Derakhshani vs G Oparin (Nov-07-20) 0-1
   M Antipov vs D Derakhshani (Nov-07-20) 1-0
   D Derakhshani vs T Abrahamyan (Oct-24-20) 1-0

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DORSA DERAKHSHANI
(born Apr-15-1998, 27 years old) Iran (federation/nationality United States of America)

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International Master, Woman Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer.

Wikipedia article: Dorsa Derakhshani

Last updated: 2025-04-15 08:15:21

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 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 263  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Derakhshani vs S Sunyasakta  0-1362008Wch U10 GirlsC55 Two Knights Defense
2. D Derakhshani vs C Jacobsen  1-0262009Wch U12 GirlsC45 Scotch Game
3. D Rodionova vs D Derakhshani  1-0322010Wch U12 GirlsC45 Scotch Game
4. G Harutjunyan vs D Derakhshani  1-0322011Armen Norouz Cup 1stC53 Giuoco Piano
5. K Godarz vs D Derakhshani  0-1312011Armen Norouz Cup 1stC74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
6. D Derakhshani vs A Virkud  1-0362011Wch U14 GirlsB23 Sicilian, Closed
7. Seshadri Srija vs D Derakhshani  1-0322011Wch U14 GirlsC53 Giuoco Piano
8. B J Camilia vs D Derakhshani  0-1352012Wch U14 GirlsD56 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. M Mahalakshmi vs D Derakhshani  1-0372012Wch U14 GirlsD08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit
10. D Derakhshani vs Gaia Paolillo  1-0212012Wch U14 GirlsC45 Scotch Game
11. D Derakhshani vs S Madhurima  0-1252013Asia U20 Girls opC12 French, McCutcheon
12. D E Cori Tello vs D Derakhshani 1-0402013World Junior Championship (Girls)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
13. D Derakhshani vs S Anjana Krishna 1-0262013World Junior Championship (Girls)C42 Petrov Defense
14. M Arabidze vs D Derakhshani 1-0332013World Junior Championship (Girls)E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
15. D Derakhshani vs Z Urbonaviciute 1-0302013World Junior Championship (Girls)B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
16. A Shyngys Kyzy vs D Derakhshani  0-1402013World Junior Championship (Girls)C47 Four Knights
17. D Derakhshani vs T Nguyen  ½-½422013World Junior Championship (Girls)B27 Sicilian
18. K Vo vs D Derakhshani  0-1962013World Junior Championship (Girls)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
19. E Pavlidou vs D Derakhshani  ½-½682013World Junior Championship (Girls)E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
20. D Derakhshani vs P Rodriguez Rueda  0-1502013World Junior Championship (Girls)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. D Derakhshani vs I Furtado 0-1282013World Junior Championship (Girls)C02 French, Advance
22. A Rakhmangulova vs D Derakhshani  ½-½312013World Junior Championship (Girls)C50 Giuoco Piano
23. A Kantane vs D Derakhshani  1-0552013World Junior Championship (Girls)C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
24. D Derakhshani vs B Geske  1-0272013World Junior Championship (Girls)B33 Sicilian
25. S Khademalsharieh vs D Derakhshani  1-0322013IRI-ch (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-28-16  BIDMONFA: Dorsa Derakhshani

DERAKHSHANI, Dorsa
http://www.bidmonfa.com/derakhshani...
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Nov-22-16  sonia91: She has written articles for ChessBase and chess24.

c24 author profile: "Dorsa was born in Tehran, Iran in 1998 and now lives in Barcelona. Both an International Master and a Women's Grandmaster she has a peak rating of 2405 and is also a 3-time winner of the Asian Youth Championship - in 2012, 2013 and 2014" (https://chess24.com/en/read/news/ko...)

Dec-02-16  Dijon15: It would be <fantastic> if you could get David Llada's great photo of her from the Beautiful Minds Tournament for her profile here.
Dec-03-16  whiteshark: <Dijon15: It would be <fantastic> if you could get David Llada's great photo of her from the Beautiful Minds Tournament for her profile here.>

Step one: Post it here:

https://images.chesscomfiles.com/up...

Feb-20-17  sonia91: She has been banned from Iranian tournaments and Iran's national team (she is women's number 2 in Iran), along with her brother Borna Derakhshani : http://www.rferl.org/a/iran-bans-te...
Feb-21-17  PhilFeeley: <sonia91> All the best to the two of them in their fight against stupid dictators.
Feb-28-17  Caissanist: Interview with her about getting kicked out: https://www.chess.com/news/view/ous... . Her offense was not wearing hijab, her brother played against an Israeli.
Sep-11-17  sonia91: She just transferred federations from Iran to USA: http://ratings.fide.com/fedchange.p...
Oct-02-17  cro777: Dorsa: "I’m looking forward to finally having a stable trainer and a team, and I really wish to become grandmaster."

On February 19 of this year, Dorsa found herself at the center of a controversy. But her story begins a lot of years earlier:

http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/...

Oct-08-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: welcome to the usa and best wishes to you and your loved ones
Jan-02-18  wordfunph: "On the very first day of the tournament, they told me my jeans were too tight. I told them I would not participate in the round unless they stopped scolding me."

- IM Dorsa Derakhshani

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/...

Nov-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: I've always avoided being a Wiki editor, but having just read her terribly written entry, I almost want to sign on just to improve that one...
Apr-15-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: It is my hope that Dorsa and her family do not face adverse consequences in what has hitherto been a land of freedom and opportunity, having once escaped persecution.

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