Hampshire played five over the board county matches this season, winning three and losing two. However, this was a better performance than it initially looked, as they won Montague-Jones Cup and only lost to Dorset, where Hampshire fielded an understrength team, and Middlesex in the final of the Shannon Cup. As can be seen from … Read more
Wilf Pratten was a very strong Portsmouth Chess player and we are indebted to Roger L Paige and Arthur Brameld for supplying his chess games. These are also included on Britbase along with a lot more information. Wilf H Pratten – Chess Games Taken from the Portsmouth Evening News, 08 August 1961 FAMOUS HAMPSHIRE CHESS … Read more
Hampshire have been playing County chess matches since 1887 moving between the SCCU, WECU and currently playing in the Chiltern League. Games from these matches are included on this page, although this is only a drop in the ocean for the games played. I hope to add games as more are made available and if … Read more
Hampshire have been playing Correspondence chess from the 19th century, and originally these included some 100 board matches against other counties or newspapers. More recently they have played in the Ward Hicks or Sinclair English County championships. I hope to add games as more are made available and if you have any games please do … Read more