The Hampshire Under 18 Championship for 1977 / 1978 was held over five rounds. There was quite a large grading gap between the first seed and the others, although with juniors annual grades are normally quickly out of date. In the end M.A Pagden only dropped half a point and won with four and a … Read more
As well as the under 18 Championship in 1976, there was also an under 16 and a separate girls tournament, which incorporated the girls Under 14 championship. The under 16 tournament was held over 6 rounds and looks to have been a very close tournament. In the end Alan J Bright, a player I am not … Read more
Back in the 1976 the Hampshire Under 18 Championship was held over six rounds and the winner was M.A.Pagden. Those who are observant will have noticed I am not adding these in strict order and will have seen that Michael Pagdeon also won the 1977 / 1978 tournament. Therefore for four of the five years … Read more
There were numerous chess tournaments held in Southsea from the 1970’s. These were a great opportunity for local players to gain experience. Using the Hampshire Archives I have scanned the tournaments and also added these to Excel tables as some of the scans are not clear. If you played in any of these tournaments and … Read more