QUATRAINS OF CHESS AND LIFE I am pleased to post Gillian Moore’s latest book which has 73 Quatrains. In addition to Gillian’s four books please do not forget to read Gillian’s profile which details her long and distinguished Chess career. Gillian also holds the record as the most active Hampshire County chess player, with over … Read more
From the Westward Ho! newsletter from January 1988 the obituary of George William Kilmister MBE was published which I have repeated below. George Kilmister produced the Hampshire Bulletin, Westward Ho! and SCCU Bulletins as well as being an Chess official for Hampshire and Dorset. He played for Hampshire approx. 20 times from 1960 to 1972.
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
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