Southampton and Bournemouth have always had a close relationship in chess, and for a long time there was an annual chess match. This continued into at least the 1980’s but has more recently been replaced with a Bournemouth v Poole match. Photo above of the late Les Allen who played for Southampton in some of … Read more
Hampshire only played the three matches this season, as the normal match against Sussex was scratched. The faced off against Surrey, Kent and the regular friendly against Wiltshire. 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 … Read more
Hampshire played 33 matches from their first friendly match against Sussex in 1887 to the end of the 1899 – 1900 chess season. These have all been documented in the articles on each season. This post is a summary of Hampshire’s performance in this period, looking at the team and players. For the record of … Read more
Southampton and Bournemouth have always had a close relationship in chess, and for a long time there was an annual chess match. This continued into at least the 1980’s but has more recently been replaced with a Bournemouth v Poole match. I hope to compile a list of as many of these as I can … Read more