The information below is what I have located from the Hampshire Chess Archives, or other sources. I welcome updates to correct any incorrect details, or to supply additional information.
Picture above of Martin Buckley, who has been the driving force behind Hamble Chess club.
Club History
Hamble Chess Club was formed in 2011, but the members had previously played under other names / locations. Previously they were known as Passed Pawn (2002 to 2011) and Botley (1997 to 2001)1
Southampton Chess League
Under Hamble and Passed Pawn the club have had numerous success, especially as Passed Pawn, when they won Division One five consecutive times in the early 2000’s.
Trophies
Hamble have won Division Two three times, although under Passed Pawn they won the top division six times and the Robertson Cup five times.
Full details of the SCL League winners can be found here and the Southampton Chess League website has information as well.
Hamble Chess Club
| Season | League | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | SC League | Hamble A | Division 2 |
| 2019-2020 | SC League | Hamble B | Division 2 |
| 2024-2025 | SC League | Hamble A | Division 2 |
Passed Pawn Chess Club
| Season | League | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | SC Cup | Passed Pawn | Rob Cup |
| 2002-2003 | SC League | Passed Pawn B | Division 2 |
| 2003-2004 | SC League | Passed Pawn A | Division 1 |
| 2004-2005 | SC League | Passed Pawn A | Division 1 |
| 2004-2005 | SC Cup | Passed Pawn | Rob Cup |
| 2005-2006 | SC League | Passed Pawn A | Division 1 |
| 2005-2006 | SC Cup | Passed Pawn | Rob Cup |
| 2006-2007 | SC League | Passed Pawn A | Division 1 |
| 2007-2008 | SC League | Passed Pawn A | Division 1 |
| 2007-2008 | SC Cup | Passed Pawn | Rob Cup |
| 2008-2009 | SC Cup | Passed Pawn | Rob Cup |
| 2009-2010 | SC Cup | Passed Pawn A | Rob Plate |
| 2011-2012 | SC League | Passed Pawn A | Division 1 |
Additional Information
Please do contact me if you have any additional information to add to this brief history of Hamble Chess Club.
Acknowledgements and Sources
- Hampshire Chess Archives
- These dates are roughly calculated, based on the results I have from the Southampton Chess League. I welcome corrections as it is very likely these are not 100% accurate. It is strange, but sometimes it is a lot easier to determine older information for chess than more recent. This is mainly due to access to newspapers, which covered a lot of chess in the past. ↩︎