In 1944 the Hampshire Hon. Secretary F.L Taylor produced a large document detailing information about the Hampshire Chess Association including numerous activities, such as a summary of the County Matches, the Hampshire Individual Championship, Correspondence matches and Special events. In addition to this a small amount of other information was added at a later date … Read more
The first issue of this magazine (I am not sure if there were any more) from September 1983. The author of this was a player well known in the Portsmouth League, Pat McEvoy.
In 1895 a Hampshire Trophy (renamed Division One later) League was held with one team from Portsmouth, two from Southampton and one each from Andover and Gosport in a knockout format. Portsmouth were the first winners. In 1912 a Hampshire League (renamed Division Two) was added and Andover were the first winners.
The Hampshire Congress has run most years and this incorporates a number of trophies, with the main one being the Silver Rook for the Hampshire Individual Champion. The winner of the Congress may not always be the Hampshire Individual Champion, as only players from Hampshire are eligible for the title. A table detailing all the … Read more