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Harriet Hunt
H Hunt 
Photo credit: guernseychessclub.org.gg  

Number of games in database: 475
Years covered: 1991 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2295 (2275 rapid, 2216 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2463
Overall record: +175 -120 =144 (56.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 36 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (90) 
    B23 B92 B33 B31 B42
 Ruy Lopez (51) 
    C65 C90 C60 C63 C70
 French Defense (33) 
    C07 C05 C03 C10 C00
 French Tarrasch (29) 
    C07 C05 C03 C09 C04
 Caro-Kann (16) 
    B12 B14 B13 B10
 Sicilian Najdorf (14) 
    B92 B93 B90 B95
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (64) 
    B90 B51 B22 B99 B20
 Caro-Kann (31) 
    B12 B18 B13 B14 B11
 Nimzo Indian (30) 
    E32 E54 E45 E47 E44
 Sicilian Najdorf (24) 
    B90 B99 B93 B92 B95
 Queen's Indian (23) 
    E15 E12 E14 E17
 Queen's Pawn Game (17) 
    A46 A45 D02 D05 E00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   H Hunt vs J W Rogers, 2008 1-0
   Koneru vs H Hunt, 2004 0-1
   P Cramling vs H Hunt, 2006 0-1
   M Hebden vs H Hunt, 1999 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Oxford IM (1998)
   European Team Championship (Women) (1999)
   British Championship (Women) (2021)
   European Junior Championship (1997)
   BCF-chT 0102 (4NCL) (2001)
   BCF-chT 9394 (4NCL) (1993)
   Staffordshire Centenary (1997)
   European Team Championship (Women) (1997)
   Menchik Memorial Open (1994)
   British Championship (1999)
   British Championship (1995)
   European Championship (Women) (2002)
   European Championship (Women) (2001)
   Budapest Olympiad (Women) (2024)
   Cambridge International Open (2023)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay
   S Manole vs H Hunt (Dec-07-25) 0-1, rapid
   S Gordon vs H Hunt (Dec-07-25) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   H Hunt vs A Shetty (Dec-07-25) 0-1, rapid
   H Hunt vs D K Dupuis (Dec-07-25) 1-0, rapid
   H Hunt vs R Vashisht-Pigem (Dec-07-25) 1-0, rapid

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HARRIET HUNT
(born Feb-04-1978, 48 years old) United Kingdom

[what is this?]

Sister of Adam Hunt, IM and WGM Hunt won the World Women's U-20 Championship in 1997. She was British women's champion in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2021.

Wikipedia article: Harriet Hunt

Last updated: 2021-10-20 08:00:53

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 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 481  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Danielian vs H Hunt  1-0361991Wch U14 GirlsD02 Queen's Pawn Game
2. H Hunt vs D Tebb  1-044199115th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB08 Pirc, Classical
3. S Jackson vs H Hunt  ½-½25199115th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
4. H Hunt vs M Ginsburg  0-150199115th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB41 Sicilian, Kan
5. H Hunt vs E Danielian  ½-½591992Wch U14 GirlsB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
6. A Groenn vs H Hunt  1-0281992Troll MastersE08 Catalan, Closed
7. H Hunt vs C P Timmins  1-0401992Walsall Kipping Jubilee OpenC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
8. E Danielian vs H Hunt  1-0641993Wch U16 GirlsD03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
9. E Sziva vs H Hunt  ½-½381993Delden Zonal (Women)E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
10. H Hunt vs V Mora  ½-½211993Delden Zonal (Women)B07 Pirc
11. H Hunt vs S Jackson  ½-½221993Delden Zonal (Women)C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
12. S de Vries vs H Hunt  1-0231993Delden Zonal (Women)D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
13. H Hunt vs A Carvalho  1-0501993Delden Zonal (Women)B01 Scandinavian
14. H van Parreren vs H Hunt  ½-½381993Delden Zonal (Women)B18 Caro-Kann, Classical
15. H Hunt vs H Milligan  1-0241993Delden Zonal (Women)C42 Petrov Defense
16. E de Kleuver vs H Hunt  1-0241993Delden Zonal (Women)B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
17. D Evans vs H Hunt  0-1591993Delden Zonal (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
18. J Parker vs H Hunt  ½-½321993British ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. H Hunt vs N McDonald  0-1571993British ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
20. H Hunt vs J Cobb  ½-½651993British ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
21. C O'Shaughnessy vs H Hunt  1-0431993British ChampionshipA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
22. H Hunt vs D Flower 1-011199317th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
23. A Kinsman vs H Hunt  1-033199317th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
24. H Hunt vs P J Sowray  0-165199317th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
25. D Moskovic vs H Hunt  0-140199317th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 481  PGN Download
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May-17-05  humanehuman: I once caught a Fish, in a rook pawn ending. He had a draw, but bit on a trap, and I reeled him in.
Oct-15-05  Norman Glaides: Is Harriet with anyone at the moment? I think I fell in love with her today at the Bury St. Edmunds Congress.
Oct-15-05  GBKnight: <Norman> Was that before or after she mated you? Sorry could not resist.
Oct-15-05  Anastasia: me n my pal hariet got smashed last nite http://guests.deus.net/%7Esteve/pic...
Oct-15-05  WMD: <Norman Glaides> Yes, I could really give her one as well.
Oct-15-05  Anastasia: yeah well i aksed my friend and she says u make her want to throw up
Oct-15-05  Ron: Seems that she is also a natural scientist:
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/genet...
Jan-02-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here's a little collection of Harriet's OTB winning combinations: http://www.wtharvey.com/hunt.html
Dec-25-06  BIDMONFA: Harriet Hunt

HUNT, Harriet
http://www.bidmonfa.com/hunt_harrie...
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Aug-25-07  Karpova: Picture:
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/hunt2.jpg
Nov-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: <Sneaky: Here's a photo of Harriet standing between Ruth Sheldon and Raymond Keene;

http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/ne...

Nov-28-09  mack: I lent Harriet 20p for a cup of tea in, I think, 2007.
Nov-28-09  Dredge Rivers: I prefer her sister, Helen!
Nov-28-09  Dredge Rivers: <Tabanus> According to that picture, she has RED EYES!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA! She's POSSESSED!

Sep-06-10  Albertan: "Having completed her Doctorate Degree, Harriet Hunt is currently employed by Cambridge University as a Research Associate at the McDonald Institute of Archaeological Research. Less active as a chess player, she nevertheless manages to maintain a high rating, preserving her status as England's top woman player and holding a regular place in the world's top 50 women.In 2008, she participated at the Stockholm Ladies Open, held in Täby, a northern municipality. The event was described by Hunt as one of the largest and best funded women's tournaments of all time and she performed well, finishing on 6½/9, a half point behind overall winner Anna Muzychuk, who she defeated in their personal encounter in round 6." (source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrie...)"
Nov-18-10  BobCrisp: Posher than <Kate Middleton>.
Jan-23-11  20MovesAhead: Bob Crisp: behave yourself !
Dec-03-11  waustad: While poking around the net I noticed that she used to play for a team called Pride and Prejudice. Well done! I also saw that she was used as an example of how promising young players are lured away from chess by what I'll call reality.
Feb-04-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, WGM Harriett Hunt.
Oct-07-16  diagonal: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory... (current link), personal academic page of Harriet Hunt, University of Cambridge, Division of Archaeology
Oct-07-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: her bio:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harri...>

<http://www.4ncl.co.uk/pre2010/hunt1...>

with Ray Keene?

<http://www.euruchess.org/images/upl...>

She needs to buy a dress.

Oct-20-21  Albertan: Harriet Hunt wins British Women’s Championship:

https://www.fide.com/news/1390

Oct-20-21  Albertan: Eventful British Women’s Championship breaks 1948 record:

https://www.ft.com/content/6f0d3325...

Oct-20-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: <It is 22 years since Hunt’s last title, and her family and work on plant genetics now take most of her time. The previous duration record between winning championships, 20 years, was set at Bishopsgate, London in 1948 when Edith Price defeated Eileen Tranmer and won at age 76. I witnessed that game, and recall Price at the board wearing a large feathered hat as she caught her opponent with a barrage of queen and rook checks.>

Good God, how old <is> Leonard Barden? Does he have any Blackburne anecdotes?

Oct-22-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: < Albertan: Harriet Hunt wins British Women’s Championship: https://www.fide.com/news/1390>

Kind of a stunning field, incidentally -- of the 11 participants, seven were rated below 2000, with a low of 1109. Surely the UK has more strong female players than that?

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