In the past there used to be an annual Southampton vs Portsmouth Chess League match. This was one of the many regular matches which have been held at various times in Hampshire. Southampton vs Bournemouth, Hampshire vs Wiltshire are a couple of other examples. I have located a number of the HCA Bulletins from the … Read more
In the Hampshire Chess Archives there were two booklets from the 1980’s which I have scanned and made available. In 1983 Southampton Chess Club celebrated their centenary and in 1986 the British Chess Championship was held in Southampton.
The Southampton Chess League was first held in 1922/23 (which makes at the time of writing this the centenary season). Southampton Chess Club were the first winners of Division One although numerous other clubs have also triumphed since that time. Details of the various winners of the Southampton Chess Leagues, Cups, Individual Champions are below. … Read more
All 21 of the George Kilmister Hampshire Bulletins from 1967 to 1973 have now been added. These are a great resource for the Hampshire Individual Championship, County Matches as well as a Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth Leagues.