Chess Game
Alexey Root vs Douglas Sailer
California Open, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23).
Douglas Sailer½
Alexey Root½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bd2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. e5 Nd7 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Qe2 Re8 13. h4 Bf8 14. h5 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Nh4 Nd4 17. Qd1 e5 18. Ne2 Qd7 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. c3 dxc3 21. bxc3 Bc5 22. Rf1 Rad8 23. Be3 d4 24. cxd4 Bxg2 25. Nxg2 exd4 26. Bd2 Qf5 27. Nf4 Bd6 28. Qb3+ Kh7 29. Qf7 Bxf4 30. Qg6+ Qxg6 31. hxg6+ Kxg6 32. Bxf4 Nd5 33. Rac1 Nc3 34. Kg2 Re2 35. Rfe1 Rde8 36. Rxe2 Rxe2 37. a4 Kf5 38. Ra1 g5 39. Bb8 a6 40. Ba7 b5 41. axb5 axb5 42. Bxd4 b4 43. Bxc3 bxc3 44. Rc1 c2 45. Kf3 Re5 46. Rxc2 g4+ 47. Kg2 Rd5 48. Rd2 ½–½
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This chess game between Alexey Root (2080) and Douglas Sailer (2202) was played at California Open and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23). 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 Alexey Root and Douglas Sailer from the CipherChess mega database.