Hampshire Individual Chess Championship 1967
Update July 2024 – Three games from the Portsmouth Evening News Chess Notes articles have been added. These include two by the Champion.
1966
Hampshire Individual Chess Championship 1966
The 1966 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship (for the 1965 / 66 season) was held at Eastleigh the weekend of the 10th to 12th December 1965, generally in accordance with a resolution passed at the 1965 Annual General Meeting; the format was a Swiss Tournament with 14 participants. The tournament had a number of the leading … Read more
Southampton vs Bournemouth League Matches
Southampton and Bournemouth have always had a close relationship in chess, and for a long time there was an annual chess match. This continued into at least the 1980’s but has more recently been replaced with a Bournemouth v Poole match. Photo above of the late Les Allen who played for Southampton in some of … Read more
Southampton vs Bournemouth League Match 1966 / 1967
Southampton and Bournemouth have always had a close relationship in chess, and for a long time there was an annual chess match. This continued into at least the 1980’s but has more recently been replaced with a Bournemouth v Poole match. I hope to compile a list of as many of these as I can … Read more