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Root, Douglas

Standard: 2436 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)

FIDE ID: 2000490 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: USA Sex: M Birth Year: 1963 Age: 63

Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 9 Wins: 2 (22%) Draws: 3 (33%) Losses: 4 (44%)

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Dossier

9 of 9 games analyzed.

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Openings

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As White 5 games 2W 1D 2L

Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Göring Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Double Pawn Sacrifice 1 game 1W 0D 0L

King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Orthodox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

As Black 4 games 0W 2D 2L

French Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Tarrasch Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Closed Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Closed Variation, Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Rio Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 22

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2023.07.18 · 23... Rxe1+ (−36.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Root, Douglas

Benjamin, Joel

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2023.07.19 · 16. Nge5 (−16.8% win chance) 0-1

Gurevich, Dmitry

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2023.07.15 · 32. Nd4 (−16.8% win chance) 0-1

Shabalov, Alexander

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2023.07.15 · 23. Nfe4 (−16.3% win chance) 0-1

Shabalov, Alexander

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Games Showing all 9 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2023.07.24	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	9.5	2023.07.24 Wolff, Patrick (2545)	½	98.00%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
2023.07.23	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	8.2	2023.07.23 Kaidanov, Gregory (2008564) (2563)	1	92.50%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4
2023.07.22	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	7.4	2023.07.22 Dlugy, Maxim (2000075) (2524)	1	96.70%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7
2023.07.21	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	6.2	2023.07.21 Khachiyan, Melikset (13300512) (2403)	0	94.50%	1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Nc3 Nf6
2023.07.19	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	5.1	2023.07.19 Gurevich, Dmitry (2000407) (2364)	0	87.70%	1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5
2023.07.18	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	4.3	2023.07.18 Benjamin, Joel (2000091) (2500)	½	90.80%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
2023.07.17	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	3.3	2023.07.17 Novikov, Igor (2527)	½	97.80%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6
2023.07.16	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	2.2	2023.07.16 Akopian, Vladimir (13300032) (2612)	0	89.80%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
2023.07.15	2023 U.S. Senior Chess Championship	1.4	2023.07.15 Shabalov, Alexander (2008572) (2453)	0	90.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 d5