Hampshire had won the Montague-Jones Cup the previous year, beating Devon in the final. This year these two teams met in the semi-final and Devon came out on top. Devon would go on to win the competition, and the full list of winners are on the SCCU website. Before this match, Hampshire played and beat … Read more
Cosham Chess club was formed in 1946 and were one of the five clubs which were the founding members of the PDCL. A short history of the club is included, but as per the other clubs added I welcome additional updates / corrections from readers.
The 4th Hampshire Chess club which I have completed a small article on their history is Chichester.
This is bare bones information and I welcome updates from others.
Update April 2025: This article was originally published in November 2022. As I have now reached this season in the updates I have added some additional material on the AGM and other activities.
Hampshire had been playing in the SCCU since 1894, but the Montague Jones Cup was introduced in 1925. This article looks at Hampshire’s second win of this Cup in 1929/30 and their five County Chess matches in the season.