Hamble Chess Club
Emsworth Chess club was formed in 1976 and their best results were from 2009 to 2015 when they won the top division four times.
Year: 2025
Hampshire County Matches 1933 / 34
Hampshire had won the Montague Jones Cup the previous two years, and would have come into this season as the favourite to win for the third time. But the fell short, losing to the eventual winners Hertfordshire in the semi-final. Before this, they had won the first two rounds, but had lost a friendly against … Read more
Fareham Chess Club
Unlike the other clubs I have taken the majority of this from the actual club’s website, as they have details of their club history there. Fareham are currently the dominant club in Hampshire, winning the Portsmouth and Southampton leagues for the last 3 and 4 years respectively. If you have any additional historical information on … Read more
Hampshire County Matches 1932 / 33
The SCCU made further changes for the 1932-33 season with the introduction of the Stevenson Trophy. At this time this was really a Plate competition, for the losers of the 1st round of the Montague Jones Cup. The main aim for the competition was to ensure that “minor” counties were not limited to one match … Read more