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IM Douglas Root

Full name

Douglas Root

Born

1/1/1963 (age 61)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Colle System (2 games)

Petrov's Defense: Classical, Nimzowitsch Attack (1 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Burille, Vienna Variation (1 games)

Colle System: Traditional Line (1 games)

Indian Game: Knights Variation (1 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Knight Variation (1 games)

French Defense: Main Line, Alekhine-Chatard, Albin-Chatard Gambit (1 games)

Alekhine's Defense: Exchange Variation (1 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed (1 games)

King's Indian Defense: Bayonet, Sokolov Line (1 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Douglas Root (2463) Alexander Shabalov (2460)	½-½	49	2024
Douglas Root (2463) Julio Becerra Rivero (2419)	½-½	36	2024
Douglas Root (2463) Gregory Kaidanov (2548)	½-½	47	2024
Douglas Root (2463) Vladimir Akopian (2583)	0-1	42	2024
Douglas Root (2463) Joel Benjamin (2490)	0-1	67	2024
Douglas Root (2469) Dmitry Gurevich (2364)	0-1	30	2023
Douglas Root (2469) Igor Novikov (2527)	½-½	52	2023
Douglas Root (2469) Alexander Shabalov (2453)	0-1	66	2023
Douglas Root (2469) Gregory Kaidanov (2563)	1-0	33	2023
Douglas Root (2469) Maxim Dlugy (2524)	1-0	36	2023

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