Hampshire played 3 OTB and 3 Correspondence matches this season. They managed to reach the final of the Montague Jones Cup, but Cambridgeshire proved too strong. A new president was voted in at the AGM and this was John Spedan Lewis, known as the founder of John Lewis. For the record of Hampshire County matches, … Read more
As per 1933 another President’s Prize Tournament was held in 1935, which as the name suggests was sponsored by the Hampshire Chess President Mr CF Chapman. Mr Chapman had been involved in Sussex chess, and was later the President of the Dorset Chess Association. He held this post from 1929, when they resumed activities (this … Read more
This article is on stats from the Hampshire County Chess matches. This is up to the end of July 2025.
Steve and Suzan Dunleavy held their annual barbeque for the chess club and friends. The planned heavy rain did not appear and a very pleasant evening was held. This included Karaoke later in the evening! Picture above L-R, Steve Dunleavy, Graham Stuart, Peter Przybycin, Peter’s wife, Kevin Westbrook, neighbours and friends, Chris Button and Rob … Read more
Hampshire played 5 OTB and 3 Correspondence matches this season. This included a new OTB opponent in Cambridgeshire as well as a return to playing local rivals Wiltshire after a break of 21 years. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have written, the table on the Hampshire County Chess … Read more
