County Matches played by Hampshire Chess Association.
No new changes by the SCCU this season, and Hampshire faced the exact same four fixtures, with two matches against Dorset before the knock out stage where they met Berkshire in the semi-final and Somerset in the final. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have written, the table … Read more
The SCCU implemented new changes for the 1924 / 25 season, which split the counties into four competitions. Hampshire faced the recently formed (1923) Dorset County team in section iii. The winners of this match would meet the winners of Bedfordshire and Berkshire who were in section iv. The winner of this match would face … Read more
Hampshire only played the two County matches this season, losing heavily to Kent and a much closer match against Berkshire. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have written, the table on the Hampshire County Chess Matches page will detail these. The Hampshire County Chess History page summaries the leagues Hampshire have played … Read more
The SCCU continued to amend the competition structure, and one change which affected Hampshire was that Berkshire replaced Sussex in their section this year. This was certainly better for Hampshire, as Berkshire were weaker than Sussex. It was a fact that Surrey and Middlesex were too strong for Hampshire, and the other counties in the … Read more