Hampshire played four matches this season, with the three SCCU ones and resumption of the annual match against Wiltshire. But the results were not great, with three losses in the SCCU, and a draw against Wiltshire meaning this was probably the worst season since their inception. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links … Read more
Hampshire only played the two matches this season, as the normal match against Wiltshire was not seem to have been played, but It returned the following year. Hampshire played Kent, Surrey and were planned to play Sussex, but it looks as this match was scratched. The Hampshire records have the match down as played, with … 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