I have borrowed some of Roger Paige’s chess books from James Pratt and the “My Games of Chess” include a number of tournaments. I previously published the 1971 Portsmouth Invitation, but there was also one in 1962 which featured the prominent Portsmouth Junior players against the 54 year old Wilf Pratten. An excellent idea to … Read more
The 1959 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held during the 1958/1959 season. There were 16 players who entered with the format being a 7 round Swiss tournament played over the season. For a list of the winners of the Hampshire Individual Championship and links to any articles I have written the table on the Hampshire … Read more
There were three sections held at the Hampshire 2023 Chess Congress. The Minor is the bottom section, with a number of local club players, joined by several players from outside the area, battling for the title. The 1st article on the Open and the 2nd on the Major are both available. Above is Freddie Christou-Moore … Read more
There were three sections held at the Hampshire 2023 Chess Congress. The Major is the middle section, with a number of local club players, joined by several players from outside the area, battling for the title. The 1st article on the Open is available, and I hope to add a short report on the Minor … Read more
As well as the Open Under 18 Championship and Under 16 Championships, which was won by Michael Pagden and AG Bright there were two championships for Girls, these covered the U18 and U14 titles. The other championship also had entries from girls, with Jane Seymour coming third.in the U18 and 6th in the U16. The … Read more