Arian Dorovan

 

Age: 22

 

Summary: Iranian chess player who won the Men's World Amateur Design Award at the 1999 Iranian national chess competition in Dubai and became one of the country's best chess prodigies ever to compete at top international venues, and who had later represented Iran in every major chess competitions around the globe.

 

 

Cause of Death: Killed during an earthquake

 

Born: October 3, 1978

 

Died: November 12, 2000

 

Location: Kolkata, India