2006 - Hampshire Chess History

Hampshire Chess Championship 2006 – U125

19 April 202321 October 2022 by HCA Archivist

Alongside the Hampshire Chess Open there was a keenly contested Under 125 ECF graded tournament. 24 players entered including a number of well-known local players. No pictures from the 2006 congress, although the above from the 2004 Congress has Bob Cleave playing Black (pondering what to reply to against b4) against ex Hampshire Treasurer Ken … Read more

Hampshire Individual Chess Championship 2006

19 April 202318 October 2022 by HCA Archivist

Tom Anderson is reunited with the silver rook 16 years after he won it

After speaking to Tom Anderson briefly at the Fareham Congress in October 2022 I decided to complete the article on the Individual Championship from 2006, where Tom had his most successful competition. I had lost the original article from the old HCA website, but luckily John Davis had backups which he supplied, and I have … Read more