Chess Game
Douglas Root vs Jeffrey Haskel
US Open, 2008 · Result ½–½ · Indian Defense: Knights Variation (A46).
Jeffrey Haskel½
Douglas Root½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 c5 4. e4 cxd4 5. e5 Nd5 6. Nxd4 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. g3 e5 9. N4b3 Be6 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. Ne4 Be7 12. O-O Qb6 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 h6 15. Qh5 O-O 16. c4 Nde7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxe5 Rac8 19. Rfc1 Rfe8 20. Qd4 Red8 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bxb7 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 Bxc4 24. Rc1 Bxb3 25. axb3 Rd2 26. Rc7 Kf8 27. Ba8 Ke8 28. Rb7 Rd8 29. Ra7 Rd3 30. Ra3 b5 31. Be4 Rd4 32. Bg2 Kd7 33. Kf1 Kc7 34. Ke1 Kb6 35. Ra8 Nf5 36. Rc8 Nd6 37. Rc6+ Ka5 38. Bf3 g6 39. g4 Kb4 40. Bd1 Ne4 41. Be2 Kxb3 42. Bxb5 Kxb2 43. f3 Nd6 44. Be2 f5 45. Rc7 fxg4 46. fxg4 h5 47. Rg7 hxg4 48. Rxg6 Kc3 49. Kf2 Nf5 50. Bxg4 Rf4+ 51. Kg1 Ne3 52. h3 Kd4 53. Kh2 Rf1 54. Kg3 Rg1+ 55. Kf4 Rf1+ 56. Kg5 Rg1 57. Re6 Rf1 58. Re8 Rg1 59. Kf4 Nd5+ 60. Kf5 Ne3+ 61. Kg5 Rf1 62. Kh5 Nd5 63. Kg6 Ne3 64. Be2 Rg1+ 65. Kh5 Nd5 66. Rd8 ½–½
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This chess game between Douglas Root (2470) and Jeffrey Haskel (2101) was played at US Open in 2008 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Indian Defense: Knights Variation (A46). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Douglas Root and Jeffrey Haskel from the CipherChess mega database.