| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. D Root vs A Lein |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1978 | 79th US Open | C02 French, Advance |
| 2. T Brown vs D Root |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1978 | 79th US Open | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 3. D Root vs G Ligterink |
| ½-½ | 39 | 1979 | Lone Pine | E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation |
| 4. D Root vs H van Riemsdijk |
| ½-½ | 39 | 1979 | Lone Pine | A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack |
| 5. A Soltis vs D Root |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1979 | Lone Pine | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 6. Quinteros vs D Root |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1979 | Lone Pine | E91 King's Indian |
| 7. D Root vs N Weinstein |
| ½-½ | 38 | 1979 | Lone Pine | B20 Sicilian |
| 8. J Silman vs D Root |
 | 0-1 | 38 | 1979 | Lone Pine | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
| 9. D Root vs Browne |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1979 | Lone Pine | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 10. L Christiansen vs D Root |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1979 | Lone Pine | E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 11. D Root vs D Rajkovic |
| 0-1 | 22 | 1979 | Lone Pine | B20 Sicilian |
| 12. D Root vs P Biyiasas |
| ½-½ | 62 | 1980 | Lone Pine | C44 King's Pawn Game |
| 13. Dzindzichashvili vs D Root |
 | 0-1 | 46 | 1980 | Lone Pine | A05 Reti Opening |
| 14. Gheorghiu vs D Root |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1980 | Lone Pine | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 15. D Root vs Browne |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1980 | Lone Pine | E31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line |
| 16. V Liberzon vs D Root |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1980 | Lone Pine | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
| 17. D Root vs V Frias Pablaza |
| 1-0 | 47 | 1980 | Lone Pine | D05 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 18. E Michaelides vs D Root |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1980 | Lone Pine | A10 English |
| 19. L Christiansen vs D Root |
| ½-½ | 76 | 1980 | Lone Pine | A16 English |
| 20. D Root vs Reshevsky |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1980 | Lone Pine | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 21. D Savereide vs D Root |
| 0-1 | 46 | 1980 | Paul Masson Masters | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 22. D Root vs A Anderson |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1980 | Paul Masson Masters | A43 Old Benoni |
| 23. S Lower vs D Root |
| 0-1 | 8 | 1980 | Paul Masson Masters | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 24. D Root vs J Tarjan |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1980 | Paul Masson Masters | A04 Reti Opening |
| 25. J Silman vs D Root |
| 1-0 | 22 | 1981 | Berkeley | D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3 |
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