County Matches played by Hampshire Chess Association.
After a six year break due to the First World War Hampshire only had one over the board match in the 1919 / 1920 season, which was against Surrey in the KO stage of the SCCU Championship. The annual Wiltshire match which had been held most years since 1893 was the obvious missing fixture going … Read more
Hampshire joined with Dorset to play in the 4th Western Counties Online Championships. We also invited Wiltshire, but no-one came forward and therefore it was mainly Hampshire, with three Dorset players who took on Somerset in the preliminary round of the KO tournament.
Hampshire played two County matches this season, both in the SCCU as the friendly against Wiltshire was probably cancelled due to the start of the first world war. This obviously affected future county matches, with the next one not played until 1920. Hampshire won one and lost the other this season. Hampshire also played two … Read more
Hampshire played three County matches this season, two in the SCCU and the normal friendly against Wiltshire. In addition to the OTB Matches they also played three Correspondence matches, winning two and losing one. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have written, the table on the Hampshire County Chess … Read more