December, 2023 - Hampshire Chess History

Hampshire County Matches 1906 / 07

31 January 202420 December 2023 by HCA Archivist

Hans Wilts Western Gazette - Friday 19 July 1907

The days of Hampshire challenging in the SCCU seemed to be over, as another season where Hampshire lost to the Sussex and Kent and the Surrey match was not played. They did manage to draw against Wiltshire in their annual friendly, but after dominating this fixture for many years this was not a particularly good … Read more

Hampshire Individual Chess Championship 1966

11 October 20243 December 2023 by HCA Archivist

The 1966 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship (for the 1965 / 66 season) was held at Eastleigh the weekend of the 10th to 12th December 1965, generally in accordance with a resolution passed at the 1965 Annual General Meeting; the format was a Swiss Tournament with 14 participants. The tournament had a number of the leading … Read more