HCA Archivist 
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
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
Hampshire had a new president for the 1932/33 season, with CF Chapman replacing JH Blake. Mr Chapman sponsored a new tournament for the summer. This was named the President’s Prize Tournament, and the format was a knock-out, with 68 entries. It was mentioned that this had been held before, but I think think this was … Read more
The Hampshire Chess Association held a new competition for 2024/25. One of our aims is to grow chess in Hampshire and specifically increase the number of female players. With this in mind we introduced the HCA Women’s Individual Championship. The format of the competition was a double round all play all at players’ clubs or … Read more