Southampton vs Portsmouth League Matches

2002 HCA Congress Marshall

The Southampton and Portsmouth Leagues held matches between each other from the 1950’s (as did Southampton against Bournemouth). A number of these are detailed in the Hampshire Bulletins, Roger Paige’s Hampshire Chess 1950 – 1970 book and the Portsmouth Evening News. The ones I have will not be the only ones played and I will … Read more

Hampshire County Matches 1925 / 26

Hants vs Somerset 13 Mar 1926 - BCM

No new changes by the SCCU this season, and Hampshire faced the exact same four fixtures, with two matches against Dorset before the knock out stage where they met Berkshire in the semi-final and Somerset in the final. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have written, the table … Read more

Hampshire Individual Chess Championship 1963

Gosport 1969

The 1963 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held over the 1962/63 season with 17 competitors. The previous year there were 30 entrants and this was therefore a disappointing number. This turned into the least of the issues, as in the end no championship title was presented. This was down to a play-off not being completed. … Read more

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