1932 - Hampshire Chess History

Hampshire County Matches 1931 / 32

12 June 20257 June 2025 by HCA Archivist

Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 26 March 1932

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 Chess Individual Championship 1932

12 July 202427 August 2022 by HCA Archivist

Again a change from the previous year where three preliminary sections of five players were played and the top two moved to the final where an all play all was completed. This also meant that more than one competitor per chess club was able to enter the competition.