The 1969 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship (for the 1968 / 69 season) was held at Southampton University the two middle weekends of October 1968. There were five rounds each weekend, and the tournament was dominated by the young Seth Saverymuttu, who only dropped two draws from his ten games. Contents For a list of the … Read more
Hampshire played three County matches this season, two in the SCCU and the normal friendly against Wiltshire. In addition to the OTB Matches they also played two Correspondence matches against Middlesex (22 – 28 loss) and Northants (20 – 20 draw). For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have … Read more
Hampshire played their last match of the Chiltern League season yesterday, at home against a much depleted Buckinghamshire team who could only raise 12 players. Hampshire won by 12.5-3.5, including 4 default wins (matches to be played over at least 16 boards).
The Hampshire team welcomed two new players, Paul Janota and Stephen O’Toole, who both won their games, as did Daniel Shek, Fraser McLeod, Matthew Deacon and Jamie Chilton.
Hampshire played three County matches this season with two wins and one loss. In addition to the OTB Matches they also played two successful Correspondence matches against Somerset (37 boards) and Suffolk (54 boards). Update Feb 28th 2024. Additional photographs and newspaper clipping supplied by Neil Blackburn have been added. For the record of Hampshire … Read more