Hampshire had been playing in the SCCU since 1894, but the Montague Jones Cup was introduced in 1925. This article looks at Hampshire’s second win of this Cup in 1929/30 and their five County Chess matches in the season.
Hampshire had been playing County chess since 1887 and the now defunct Hampshire Chess League commenced in 1895, but there was no Hampshire Individual Championship until 1930. There was discussion on holding this as early as the Hampshire Chess AGM in 1898. For additional details on its creation see the article on the Hampshire Chess … Read more