The 2015 Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 6th and 8th November 2015. It was split into 3 sections with in total 58 players participating. The Open tournament saw Tony Corkett wining the Hampshire Individual Championship for the 9th time which tied Marshall Thompson’s championship titles. Contents For a list of the … Read more
The 1963 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held over the 1962/63 season with 17 competitors. The previous year there were 30 entrants and this was therefore a disappointing number. This turned into the least of the issues, as in the end no championship title was presented. This was down to a play-off not being completed. … Read more
Photographs from the 2024 Hampshire Chess Congress which was held 1st to 3rd November 2024. Photographs were taken by Graham Stuart and Keven Lamb. Previous years are available from the Gallery page. Results are on Chess Results and LMS. A full report will follow in time, but a summary is included after the photos. Hampshire … Read more
I have borrowed some of Roger Paige’s chess books from James Pratt and the “My Games of Chess” include a number of tournaments. I previously published the 1971 Portsmouth Invitation, but there was also one in 1962 which featured the prominent Portsmouth Junior players against the 54 year old Wilf Pratten. An excellent idea to … Read more