Hampshire have been playing Correspondence chess from the 19th century, and originally these included some 100 board matches against other counties or newspapers. More recently they have played in the Ward Hicks or Sinclair English County championships. I hope to add games as more are made available and if you have any games please do … Read more
Hampshire had won the Montague-Jones Cup the previous year, beating Devon in the final. This year these two teams met in the semi-final and Devon came out on top. Devon would go on to win the competition, and the full list of winners are on the SCCU website. Before this match, Hampshire played and beat … Read more
After winning the Montague Jones cup for the first time the previous season, Hampshire would have gone into this season in a confident mood. But the defeat to Berkshire by a single point meant they did not qualify from the league stage. It was actually their opponents, Berkshire who would win this competition this year. … Read more
At the HCA AGM the President Joseph Blake would state that the year just ended had been the most successful in the long history of Hampshire chess, and the record of achievements made most interesting reading. In over the board matches Hampshire had defeated Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire. The had won the Montague Jones … Read more