In the past there used to be an annual Southampton vs Portsmouth Chess League match. This was one of the many regular matches which have been held at various times in Hampshire. Southampton vs Bournemouth, Hampshire vs Wiltshire are a couple of other examples. I have located a number of the HCA Bulletins from the … Read more
Hampshire played five matches this season, with two against Surrey and one each against Kent, Sussex and Wiltshire. The reason for the two matches is explained below, but I think this was the closest Hampshire came to winning the SCCU Shannon championship, since its inception, in the 1893 / 1894 season. The new structure of … Read more
There were some changes this season and Hampshire met a new county opponent, when rather than having a scratched match against Kent due to not being able to qualify from the SE Division, they were Hampshire’s first opponent. In addition they played against Surrey and Sussex in the SCCU SE division and their normal annual … Read more
Hampshire were back to the three county chess matches again this season, playing Surrey, Sussex in the SCCU SE division, and the normal annual friendly against Wiltshire. For the record of Hampshire County matches and links to any articles I have written the table on the Hampshire County Chess Matches page will detail these. The Hampshire County Chess … Read more