As well as the Open Under 18 Championship and Under 16 Championships, which was won by Michael Pagden and AG Bright there were two championships for Girls, these covered the U18 and U14 titles. The other championship also had entries from girls, with Jane Seymour coming third.in the U18 and 6th in the U16. The … Read more
As well as the under 18 Championship in 1976, there was also an under 16 and a separate girls tournament, which incorporated the girls Under 14 championship. The under 16 tournament was held over 6 rounds and looks to have been a very close tournament. In the end Alan J Bright, a player I am not … Read more
Back in the 1976 the Hampshire Under 18 Championship was held over six rounds and the winner was M.A.Pagden. Those who are observant will have noticed I am not adding these in strict order and will have seen that Michael Pagdeon also won the 1977 / 1978 tournament. Therefore for four of the five years … Read more
There were numerous chess tournaments held in Southsea from the 1970’s. These were a great opportunity for local players to gain experience. Using the Hampshire Archives I have scanned the tournaments and also added these to Excel tables as some of the scans are not clear. If you played in any of these tournaments and … Read more