Hampshire played five over the board county matches this season, winning three and losing two. However, this was a better performance than it initially looked, as they won Montague-Jones Cup and only lost to Dorset, where Hampshire fielded an understrength team, and Middlesex in the final of the Shannon Cup. As can be seen from … Read more
Hampshire had won the Montague-Jones Cup the previous year, beating Devon in the final. This year these two teams met in the semi-final and Devon came out on top. Devon would go on to win the competition, and the full list of winners are on the SCCU website. Before this match, Hampshire played and beat … Read more
In 1931 there were ten clubs who held preliminary tournaments and these joined 1930 champion FJH Elwell in the 2nd Hampshire Chess Championship. This meant in total there were eleven players the tournament which was held over four rounds, rather than the three in 1930.