Arthur Brameld has supplied an Eulogy of his friend John Henry Jones (John at the far right). A separate post of John’s games is now available. John H Jones – 31st July 2024 John Henry Jones’ Eulogy – Arthur Brameld I started at Gosport County Grammar School (Bay House site) in September 1960. I always … Read more
The SCCU continued to amend the competition structure, and one change which affected Hampshire was that Berkshire replaced Sussex in their section this year. This was certainly better for Hampshire, as Berkshire were weaker than Sussex. It was a fact that Surrey and Middlesex were too strong for Hampshire, and the other counties in the … Read more
Following an ECF forum post on the 1968 (16th) Churchill Memorial, Bognor Regis on the ECF Forum James Pratt has supplied an obituary on David Browning, who played for Gosport Chess Club in the Portsmouth Chess League. David is the player standing 5th from the left in the photograph above of Gosport Chess Club. There was … Read more
The 1961 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held during the 1960/1961 season. The tournament originally started with 16 players with the format being a 7 round Swiss tournament played over the season. For a list of the winners of the Hampshire Individual Championship and links to any articles I have written the table on the … Read more