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
Hampshire played three County matches this season with two losses and one win. The SCCU amended their qualifying sections which saw Surrey move away from the SE section and Hampshire would not meet them again until 1913. The reason for the change was likely the formation of the Middlesex Chess Association. Correspondence chess was also … Read more
Isle of Wight – Early Chess Matches – Part 3 In 1897 a new telephone service was introduced on the Isle of Wight. To commentate this a chess match against the Norfolk and Norwich County Chess Association was planned to take place in 1898. At this time this was thought to be a record for … Read more
Isle of Wight – Chess Matches 1891 to 1909 We left Part One with the Isle of Wight crushing Portsmouth Chess club 17 – 2 and it was only three weeks later that the IOW again tackled the (much stronger) Southampton Chess Club, who they had not played since 1889. Isle of Wight – Southampton … Read more