Ex Chandlers Ford Chess Club (under their previous names) player Kev Byard has produced an article following a discussion on a mate seen in a recent online game by Keven Lamb, which took him (Byard) back to the late 1970’s when he was a teenager. Photograph: By George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Alekhine … Read more
The original post from the old Hampshire Chess website on the 2002 Hampshire Individual has been reproduced for the site. As well as a close tournament this also includes a blitz game from one of the competitors against Gary Kasparov. Alongside the Open a U125 tournament was also held.
In my ongoing attempt to write articles on the Hampshire Individual Chess Championships I have reproduced / updated my original one on the 2001 Congress. This was a battle between a number of the top local players and an upcoming junior Thomas Rendle.
Alongside the 2017 Hampshire Individual Championship, the Major and Minor Congresses were held. The Minor had the largest number of entries with 28 players participating. The joint winners were Chris Priest (Hamble), John Belinger (New Milton), Ivor Kelly (Camberley) and Steven Kitley (Winchester). David Jerome (Emsworth) won the under 100 grading prize. I have detailed … Read more