Alongside the Hampshire Chess Open there was a keenly contested Under 125 ECF graded tournament. 24 players entered including a number of well-known local players. No pictures from the 2006 congress, although the above from the 2004 Congress has Bob Cleave playing Black (pondering what to reply to against b4) against ex Hampshire Treasurer Ken … Read more
After speaking to Tom Anderson briefly at the Fareham Congress in October 2022 I decided to complete the article on the Individual Championship from 2006, where Tom had his most successful competition. I had lost the original article from the old HCA website, but luckily John Davis had backups which he supplied, and I have … Read more
A number of obituaries which were included on the original Hampshire Chess Association website are being added to the website. I am looking to add profiles on Peter and Len in the future, as they were key chess players in Hampshire and particularly for Southampton Chess. Photograph above is of Peter at the Hampshire Chess … Read more
A number of obituaries which were included on the original Hampshire Chess Association website are being added to the website. Pat McEvoy of Victory Chess Club has informed me of the death of Terry Hollington on the 22 October 2002.