Chess Notes 6th Sept 1976
6th September 1976
1976
Chess Notes – 1976
For many, many years, Jack (JEC) Grant used to write a weekly column titled “CHESS NOTES” for the Portsmouth Evening News / Evening News). The original notes for numbers 1 to 85 (6th September 1976 – 13th November 1978) which were passed to the Newspaper are included in the Hampshire Chess Archives. The structure of … Read more
Hampshire Chess Girls Championship 1976 – 1977
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
Hampshire Chess Under 16 Championship 1976 – 1977
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