I am not even 100% sure that there was a Hampshire Chess Championship in 1949, as the Trophy has no inscription for this year. However with some digging through the minutes I now think that this did take place and that WJ Fry who won in 1933, 1939 and 1951 was also successful this year. … Read more
The second Hampshire Chess Championship after the 2nd World War was held in 1948. Unfortunately there is no mention in the British Newspaper Archive on the tournament. The normal newspapers where details are found are a bit hit and miss in this period, which is a shame. If additional information is located I will add … Read more
The first Hampshire Chess Championship after the 2nd World War was held in 1947. Unfortunately there is no mention in the British Newspaper Archives on the tournament. The normal newspapers where details are found are a bit hit and miss in this period, which is a shame. If additional information is located I will add … Read more
The original post from the old Hampshire Chess website on the 2002 Hampshire Individual has been reproduced for the site. As well as a close tournament this also includes a blitz game from one of the competitors against Gary Kasparov. Alongside the Open a U125 tournament was also held.