John Saunders who runs the excellent Britbase website pointed me in the direction of a County Match between Hampshire and Buckinghamshire in October 1951 where one of the Hampshire players was Sir Robert Stonehouse Broomfield. He was the second “Sir” to play for Hampshire with the other being Sir George Thomas who won the British … Read more
The Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 4th and 6th November 2016. It was split into 3 sections with in total 44 players participating. The Open tournament saw Tony Corkett wining the Hampshire Individual Championship for a record 10th time. The Hampshire Chess Secretary’s report on the championship stated: Tony Corkett has … Read more
The Portsmouth Chess League was formed in 1947, with the first season in 1947/48. There were six teams from five clubs (Portsmouth (A&B), Cosham, Fareham, St Johns and Municipal College)). Portsmouth Chess Club were the first winners of Division One and have had the most success with 18 championships (17 by their A team and … Read more
The Southampton Chess League was first held in 1922/23 (which makes at the time of writing this the centenary season). Southampton Chess Club were the first winners of Division One although numerous other clubs have also triumphed since that time. Details of the various winners of the Southampton Chess Leagues, Cups, Individual Champions are below. … Read more