Hampshire County Matches 1892 / 93

Hampshire Wiltshire May 1893 - London Evening Standard - Monday 29 May 1893

The Hampshire County team played three matches in 1892/93 all against the same counties as the previous year. They managed a 50% record with a win (Surrey), loss (Sussex) and a draw (Wiltshire) in three very close matches. Gone were the double round boards from the Wiltshire fixture and on the whole it seems less … Read more

Hampshire County Chess Matches 1893 / 94

Surrey Hants 1894 Decision

Prior to 1893 Hampshire had played a number of friendly chess matches against Surrey, Sussex and Wiltshire. With the formation of the Southern Chess Counties Union (SCCU) in 1892 a SCCU championship was organised to be played in 1893 and 1894 to determine the SCCU Champion. In total nine Associations entered, and Hampshire were placed … Read more

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