[Event "LPCC 6th Milky Way Ch."] [Site "La Palma"] [Date "2013.02.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Somasundaram, Sid"] [Black "Hunt, Leigh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D87"] [WhiteElo "1870"] [BlackElo "1969"] [Annotator "Jack Peters"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2013.02.08"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceDate "2004.09.24"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 {The Exchange variation against the Grunfeld Defense.} Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 {A little-known variation tested by Anand and several other grandmasters.} ({Much more popular is} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Na5 13. Bd3 ({ or} 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. fxg4) 13... Be6 14. d5 $5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1) 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. d5 ({Probably} 14. Bd3 {is best.}) 14... Ne5 15. Bb3 Bb5 $1 { Taking control of c4 and making ...e7-e6 a stronger threat.} 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. c4 $11 {White has bolstered his center at the cost of Bishop for Knight.} Ba6 19. f4 Bg7 20. Nc3 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 e6 22. Rfd1 b6 23. e5 f6 $1 $15 { An ideal Grunfeld Defense - Black applies unbearable pressure on White's pawn center.} 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Ne4 Bb7 {Not bad, although} (25... exd5 26. cxd5 c4 $15 {seems a simpler way of maintaining an edge.}) 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27. Qe3 Qf7 { Double attack against d5 and f4. White is in trouble.} 28. dxe6 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxe6 $2 {Giving White a chance to escape.} ({Instead,} 29... Rxe6 $1 30. Qf2 Qe7 $17 {would create a serious threat of 31...Re2.}) ({Perhaps Black wanted to avoid} 29... Rxe6 $1 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Qc3+ {, but} Qf6 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. Kg1 Re2 $17 {would produce a more favorable endgame than the game continuation. }) 30. Qxe6+ Rxe6 31. Kg1 Kf7 {Black still has a tiny edge because of his superior Bishop and White's split Queenside pawns. However, White should hang on to draw.} 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Ba4 Bc8 34. Kf3 Rd6 35. Re1+ $2 ({White will regret not trading Rooks! He can defend after} 35. Rxd6 Kxd6 36. Ke3 Be6 37. Bb5) 35... Be6 36. Re3 Kf6 37. Bb5 Rd2 38. Ra3 ({Not} 38. Re2 $4 Bg4+ $1 39. Kxg4 Rxe2) 38... a5 39. Ba6 Rb2 40. h3 ({White gets enough counterplay from} 40. Rb3 $1 Rxa2 41. Rxb6 Ke7 42. Rb7+ Kd6 43. Rb6+) 40... Rb4 41. Rc3 Rb2 42. Ra3 Bf5 43. Bb7 $2 {Missing his last chance to save the game.} ({He must rely on} 43. Bb5 $15 {so that he can meet} Bb1 {by} 44. Rb3 $1 Rxb3+ 45. axb3 Bc2 46. Ba4) 43... Bb1 $19 44. Bd5 ({Now} 44. Rb3 {fails because of} Rxb3+ 45. axb3 Bc2) 44... Bxa2 45. Re3 Rb3 $1 46. g4 Rxe3+ 47. Kxe3 Bb1 ({Quicker is} 47... a4 48. Kd2 a3 49. Kc2 b5 $1 $19) 48. Kd2 Ba2 49. Bg8 Kg7 50. Bd5 b5 $1 51. Kc3 Bxc4 52. Bxc4 bxc4 53. Kxc4 a4 {The separated passers protect each other. White can accomplish nothing on the Queenside, while Black will raid the Kingside.} 54. h4 Kf6 55. Kc3 h5 $1 {Opening a path for his King.} 56. gxh5 gxh5 57. Kb2 Kf5 ({Also} 57... c4 58. Ka3 c3 {wins.}) 58. Ka3 Kxf4 59. Kxa4 Kg4 60. Kb5 Kxh4 61. Kxc5 Kg3 62. Kd4 h4 63. Ke3 h3 64. Ke2 h2 0-1 [Event "LPCC Club Championship"] [Site "La Palma, CA"] [Date "2008.10.10"] [Round "2"] [White "Hunt, W. Leigh"] [Black "Deolalkikar, Nisha"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "1964"] [BlackElo "1719"] [Annotator "W. Leigh Hunt"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2008.10.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [SourceDate "2004.09.24"] {Best game prizewinner as judged by IM Jack Peters. Annotations by Hunt.} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Bc4 Qc7 6. Qe2 a6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bb3 g6 { I thought this was weakening but maybe it is not as bad as I thought at the time it was played.} 9. Bg5 Bg7 10. Rc1 f6 $6 {but this is inferior.} 11. Be3 b5 12. Nd5 {!? probably the best move} exd5 $2 {...Qa5 or ...Qb7 were necessary } 13. exd5 Nge7 14. dxc6 dxc6 (14... Nxc6 $4 15. Bb6+) 15. Bc5 Bg4 (15... Bh6 { slightly better}) 16. O-O Kf8 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. Rcd1 h5 19. h3 {good enough to win.} ({but missing the nice finish with} 19. Qxe7+ $1 {Fritz 10:} Rxe7 20. Rxe7 Qd6 21. Bxd6 Bh6 22. Rc7+ Ke8 23. Bf7+ Kd8 24. Bf4+ Bd7 25. Rdxd7# { [%eval 32754,9]}) 19... Bxf3 20. Qe6 Bd5 21. Rxd5 {Resigns} 1-0 [Event "LPCC Igor Ivanov Memorial"] [Site "La Palma, CA"] [Date "2010.07.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Hutchinson, Robert"] [Black "Hunt, W. Leigh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "1961"] [BlackElo "1969"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2010.06.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "4"] [SourceDate "2004.09.24"] {Best game prizewinner as judged by IM Jack Peters.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. d4 d5 7. b3 Bf5 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6 12. Rac1 Nf6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Ba3 Qd7 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Qb4 Rfe8 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. f3 a5 19. Qe1 Nf6 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4 Nd7 22. Nf3 Bg4 23. Kh1 c5 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. dxc5 e6 26. b4 axb4 27. Qxb4 Qxc5 28. Qxc5 Rxc5 29. Rd7 b5 30. Nd2 Bh6 31. Re1 e5 32. Nb3 Rxc4 33. Rb7 Rc2 34. Rxb5 Rxa2 35. Nc5 Rd8 36. h3 Bd2 37. Reb1 Bc8 38. Rb8 Be3 39. Nb7 Rf8 40. Nd6 Be6 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 42. Bf1 Ke7 43. Nc4 Bd4 44. g4 Ra4 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. Nd6 Ra1 47. Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Kh1 Rf2 49. Ne8+ Kg5 50. Rb1 Kf4 51. Nf6 Be3 52. Bg2 Kg3 53. Re1 Bd4 54. Rd1 Rxf6 55. g5 Rf4 56. Rd3+ Kh4 0-1 [Event "LPCC Big Fish, Little Fish"] [Site "La Palma, CA"] [Date "2012.07.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Hunt, Leigh"] [Black "Lazarus, Barry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "1973"] [BlackElo "1989"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2012.06.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [SourceDate "2004.09.24"] {Best game prizewinner as judged by IM Jack Peters.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 Be6 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bc5 Bxc5 14. Rxc5 Qd6 15. Qc1 Rae8 16. e3 f5 17. Ng5 Bxg2 18. Qc4+ Kh8 19. Kxg2 Qf6 20. h4 h6 21. Rh1 f4 22. Qe4 g6 23. Nf3 Re7 24. Re1 fxg3 25. fxg3 Ref7 26. Rf1 Qe6 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Qb3 29. Rxf7 Qxf7 30. Qf4 Qg7 31. Qd4 Kg8 32. Re4 Qxd4 33. Rxd4 Rf7 34. Rf4 Rd7 35. d4 c5 36. dxc5 Rd3 37. Kf3 Rb3 38. Ra4 Rxb2 39. Rxa5 Kg7 40. Ke4 Kf6 41. Ra4 Rc2 42. Rb4 Rxc5 43. Rb6+ Kf7 44. Rxb7+ Kf6 45. Rb6+ Kf7 46. Rb4 h5 47. a4 g5 48. Rb5 Rc4+ 49. Kd3 Rxa4 50. Rxg5 Ra3+ 51. Ke4 Ra4+ 52. Kf3 Ra1 53. Rxh5 Kf6 54. g4 Rf1+ 55. Ke4 Ra1 56. Rf5+ Kg6 57. h5+ Kg7 58. Kf4 1-0