Hampshire County Matches 1932 / 33

Surrey Hampshire May 1933 - Hampshire Advertiser

The SCCU made further changes for the 1932-33 season with the introduction of the Stevenson Trophy. At this time this was really a Plate competition, for the losers of the 1st round of the Montague Jones Cup. The main aim for the competition was to ensure that “minor” counties were not limited to one match … Read more

Hampshire County Matches 1931 / 32

Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 26 March 1932

Hampshire played five over the board county matches this season, winning three and losing two. However, this was a better performance than it initially looked, as they won Montague-Jones Cup and only lost to Dorset, where Hampshire fielded an understrength team, and Middlesex in the final of the Shannon Cup. As can be seen from … Read more

Hampshire Correspondence – Chess Games

Devon Correspondence Match 1907: Source BCM

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 County Matches 1930 / 31

Hants Devon dispute Hampshire Advertiser

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

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