IMDouglas Root
USA · FIDE ID 2000490 · 20 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2436
#68 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
63%
10 W · 5 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
2411
Last 20 games
Last game
2023-07-24
2023 US Senior Chess Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 70% of games (scores 57%), otherwise 1.e4 (30%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 4 of 6 games (French Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 67%.
- Comfort zone: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 60% against higher-rated players, 50% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 70% with White, 55% with Black.
Based on 20 over-the-board games (5 classical). 10 with White (70%), 10 with Black (55%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 7 | 57% |
| 1.e4 | 3 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense: Knights Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice | 1 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (6 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 4 | 63% |
| 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 3 | 67% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-24 | Patrick G Wolff (2545) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | ½ |
| 2023-07-23 | Gregory Kaidanov (2563) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | W |
| 2023-07-22 | Maxim Dlugy (2524) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | W |
| 2023-07-21 | Melikset Khachiyan (2403) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | L |
| 2023-07-19 | Dmitry Gurevich (2364) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | L |
| 2023-07-18 | Joel Benjamin (2500) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | ½ |
| 2023-07-17 | Igor Novikov (2527) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | ½ |
| 2023-07-16 | Vladimir Akopian (2612) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | L |
| 2023-07-15 | Alexander Shabalov (2453) 2023 US Senior Chess Championship | L |
| 2022-08-02 | James Tarjan US Open Championship and Invitationals 2022 | ½ |
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