County Matches - Hampshire Chess History

Hampshire Chess History 1944

19 August 202226 July 2022 by HCA Archivist

In 1944 the Hampshire Hon. Secretary F.L Taylor produced a large document detailing information about the Hampshire Chess Association including numerous activities, such as a summary of the County Matches, the Hampshire Individual Championship, Correspondence matches and Special events. In addition to this a small amount of other information was added at a later date … Read more

Hampshire Chess County Matches

13 June 202410 July 2022 by HCA Archivist

The Hampshire Chess Association was formed in 1890 under the instigation of Joseph Blake of Southampton Chess Club. Before the official formation Hampshire played matches against other Counties and once formed more official matches were played, originally in the SCCU and later in the WECU and Chiltern Leagues. Additional details on the competitions which Hampshire … Read more