1900 - Hampshire Chess History

Hampshire County Matches 1900 / 01

5 September 20232 August 2023 by HCA Archivist

L.P.Rees (standing) at the Tunbridge Wells BCF Championship 1908, and J.H. Blake is seated.

Hampshire only played the three matches this season, as the normal match against Sussex was scratched. The faced off against Surrey, Kent and the regular friendly against Wiltshire. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have written, the table on the Hampshire County Chess Matches page will detail these. The Hampshire County … Read more

Hampshire County Matches 1899 / 00

27 July 202325 June 2023 by HCA Archivist

Hants Surrey Hampshire Advertiser - Wednesday 22 November 1899

Hampshire played five matches this season, with two against Surrey and one each against Kent, Sussex and Wiltshire. The reason for the two matches is explained below, but I think this was the closest Hampshire came to winning the SCCU Shannon championship, since its inception, in the 1893 / 1894 season. The new structure of … Read more