The 1963 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held over the 1962/63 season with 17 competitors. The previous year there were 30 entrants and this was therefore a disappointing number. This turned into the least of the issues, as in the end no championship title was presented. This was down to a play-off not being completed. … Read more
Photographs from the 2024 Hampshire Chess Congress which was held 1st to 3rd November 2024. Photographs were taken by Graham Stuart and Keven Lamb. Previous years are available from the Gallery page. Results are on Chess Results and LMS. A full report will follow in time, but a summary is included after the photos. Hampshire … Read more
The SCCU implemented new changes for the 1924 / 25 season, which split the counties into four competitions. Hampshire faced the recently formed (1923) Dorset County team in section iii. The winners of this match would meet the winners of Bedfordshire and Berkshire who were in section iv. The winner of this match would face … Read more
Hampshire only played the two County matches this season, losing heavily to Kent and a much closer match against Berkshire. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have written, the table on the Hampshire County Chess Matches page will detail these. The Hampshire County Chess History page summaries the leagues Hampshire have played … Read more