The 1973 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held over two weekends, the 27th/28th January and 3rd/4th February 1973 at Southampton University. Gerald Bennett won his first title, ahead of a number of strong players. Photograph above of Gerald Bennett in 1974, sourced from Britbase. For a list of the winners of the Hampshire Individual Championship … Read more
In 1972 Hampshire left the Southern Chess Counties Union (SCCU) and joined the West of England Chess Union (WECU). I thought I would look at our first season in the WECU, for a number of the counties it was a long time since Hampshire had played them, and for Cornwall this would be the first … Read more
The Hampshire Junior Championship for 1973 / 1974 was played at Southampton University on the 17th and 18th November 1973 and had 21 entries, from which 20 played. The winner was Paul L Hackman with four and a half points and if you check the 1974 / 1975 championship you will find he was also … Read more