SCCU County Chess Matches 1960 / 61
Going back more than 60 years we look at Hampshire’s 1960/61 SCCU season with a few familiar Hampshire players. How did Hampshire do in their matches against six other counties.
Going back more than 60 years we look at Hampshire’s 1960/61 SCCU season with a few familiar Hampshire players. How did Hampshire do in their matches against six other counties.
Hampshire have played in the Southern Counties Chess Union (SCCU), West of England Chess Union (WECU) and the Chiltern League. These competitions have various sections and I have attempted to detail these on this page. A number of sources have been used for this information, which are included in the Acknowledgement and Sources. Results for … Read more
The Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College for the last time in 2017. It had been held there since 2000 and had allowed the Congress to grow, as seen by the split into three sections and increase in numbers. From 2018 it moved to the Lysses House Hotel where it has continued to … Read more
The 2000 Hampshire Individual Championship was held at Eastleigh College, on the outskirts of Southampton. The change of venue was hoped to encourage more players to enter, as the conditions were far superior to the Eastleigh Unity club, where it has been held for the previous couple of years. The strength of the tournament certainly … Read more