The Hampshire Chess Individual Championship.
There were three sections held at the Hampshire 2023 Chess Congress. The Major is the middle section, with a number of local club players, joined by several players from outside the area, battling for the title. The 1st article on the Open is available, and I hope to add a short report on the Minor … Read more
The 1960 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held during the 1959/1960 season. There were 20 players who entered with the format being a 7 round Swiss tournament played over the season. The winner would receive 10 guineas with the runner up 5 guineas. For a list of the winners of the Hampshire Individual Championship and … Read more
The 1961 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held during the 1960/1961 season. The tournament originally started with 16 players with the format being a 7 round Swiss tournament played over the season. For a list of the winners of the Hampshire Individual Championship and links to any articles I have written the table on the … Read more
Update July 2024: I have managed to locate additional information. Originally I thought this was a six round tournament, but in fact there were seven rounds. Although I could not locate the results from the sixth round, as I now have the seventh round the final scores these have been calculated.
I have also added various updates from the Portsmouth Evening News “Chess Notes” articles.