The 2014 Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 7th and 9th November 2014. It was split into 3 sections with in total 63 players participating. The Major section saw Matthew Wilson win ahead of a number of Hampshire players. Picture above of the playing hall from 2013, as no photos were taken … Read more
The 2014 Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 7th and 9th November 2014. It was split into 3 sections with in total 63 players participating. The Open tournament saw Tony Corkett wining the Hampshire Individual Championship for the 8th time. Picture above of Tony Corkett from 2015 tournament, as no photos from … Read more
The 1957 to 1961 Chess Notes from the Portsmouth Evening News have been added to the article.
At the HCA AGM the President Joseph Blake would state that the year just ended had been the most successful in the long history of Hampshire chess, and the record of achievements made most interesting reading. In over the board matches Hampshire had defeated Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire. The had won the Montague Jones … Read more