Hampshire played 5 OTB and 3 Correspondence matches this season. This included a new OTB opponent in Cambridgeshire as well as a return to playing local rivals Wiltshire after a break of 21 years. For the record of Hampshire County matches, and links to any articles I have written, the table on the Hampshire County Chess … Read more
Hampshire had won the Montague Jones Cup the previous two years, and would have come into this season as the favourite to win for the third time. But the fell short, losing to the eventual winners Hertfordshire in the semi-final. Before this, they had won the first two rounds, but had lost a friendly against … Read more
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 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