Photographs from the 2023 Hampshire Chess Congress which was held 3rd to 4th November 2023. Photographs were taken by Graham Stuart, Martin Simons and Peter Eales. We were missing our normal photographer Keven Lamb and I certainly apologise for my attempts! Previous years are available from the Gallery page. Young players shine at the Hampshire … Read more
A belated report in the 2005 Hampshire Individual Championship which was won by Tony Corkett. Alongside the Open a U125 tournament was also held where Ken Retallack came out on top. This will be included in a later article.
The 1973 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held over two weekends, the 27th/28th January and 3rd/4th February 1973 at Southampton University. Gerald Bennett won his first title, ahead of a number of strong players. Photograph above of Gerald Bennett in 1974, sourced from Britbase. For a list of the winners of the Hampshire Individual Championship … Read more
The 1964 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held from November 1963 to April 1964. 11 players entered with 7 rounds to be played to determine the champion. Picture above of John Wilkinson playing with the White pieces against Les Allen from the 2003 Hampshire Championship, 39 years after his title win. For a list of … Read more