The 1971 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship (for the 1970 / 71 season) was held at Southampton University the weekends of 27th November and 4th December 1970. There were five rounds each weekend, which ensured there was plenty of chess played and that the correct champion was crowned. That said it was very close at the … Read more
It has taken me a while, but article on the 2023 HCA Individual Chess Championship, including games, photos and my thoughts has been completed. Please do provide your thoughts on the tournament as well! I hope to produce the Major and Minor in the future.
The days of Hampshire challenging in the SCCU seemed to be over, as another season where Hampshire lost to the Sussex and Kent and the Surrey match was not played. They did manage to draw against Wiltshire in their annual friendly, but after dominating this fixture for many years this was not a particularly good … Read more
The 1966 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship (for the 1965 / 66 season) was held at Eastleigh the weekend of the 10th to 12th December 1965, generally in accordance with a resolution passed at the 1965 Annual General Meeting; the format was a Swiss Tournament with 14 participants. The tournament had a number of the leading … Read more