Chess Notes
The 1957 to 1961 Chess Notes from the Portsmouth Evening News have been added to the article.
Chiltern County Chess Matches 2024 / 25
Hampshire B had a thumping 8-2 win over Wiltshire B yesterday in the latest round of the Chiltern B competition, hosted by Hampshire at Micheldever Station.
Hampshire County Matches 1927 / 28
At the HCA AGM the President Joseph Blake would state that the year just ended had been the most successful in the long history of Hampshire chess, and the record of achievements made most interesting reading. In over the board matches Hampshire had defeated Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire. The had won the Montague Jones … Read more
Hampshire Chess Congress 2007 – Minor
The 2007 Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 2nd to 4th November 2007. There were two section, an Open and the U125 and in total there were 23 players in the Open and 23 in the U125. This article is on the U125. The picture above shows winner Simon Roberts. I don’t … Read more
Hampshire Individual Chess Championship 2007
The 2007 Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 2nd to 4th November 2007. There were two section, an Open and the U125 and in total there were 21 in the Open and 22 in the U125. This article is on the Open and a future one will cover the U125. The picture … Read more
Hampshire Chess Championship 2015 – Minor
The 2015 Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 6th and 8th November 2015. It was split into 3 sections with in total 58 players participating. The Minor tournament saw Southampton University’s Stephen Gow win the Congress and the Parsons Cup. Picture above of Stephen Gow being presented with the Parsons Cup for … Read more
Hampshire Chess Championship 2015 – Major
The 2015 Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 6th and 8th November 2015. It was split into 3 sections with in total 58 players participating. The Major tournament saw Matthew Wilson retain his title. He would go on to win the championship again in 2019. Picture above of Raj Pentakota who won … Read more