Dorsa Derakhshani
publication date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)
category: 
Competitions
clue: What's happening inside the head of chess players is what should matter, not what's happening on top of them.
explanation: Derakhshani is an Iranian chess player who was banned for refusing to wear a hijab when representing iran. After the subsequent controversy, she transferred to playing for the United States. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler
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