With the pandemic rife there was no West of England County chess competition this season. During this period more and online chess was being played and it was decided that a 2nd season of the online variety would be held.
Isle of Wight – Early Chess Matches – Part Four The final post on the Isle of Wight Chess will provide rough analysis of the Isle of Wight early Chess county matches against Portsmouth, Southampton and Norfolk Chess Associations / Clubs. In addition I will touch on a couple of the players who played the … Read more
Isle of Wight – Early Chess Matches – Part 3 In 1897 a new telephone service was introduced on the Isle of Wight. To commentate this a chess match against the Norfolk and Norwich County Chess Association was planned to take place in 1898. At this time this was thought to be a record for … Read more
Isle of Wight – Chess Matches 1891 to 1909 We left Part One with the Isle of Wight crushing Portsmouth Chess club 17 – 2 and it was only three weeks later that the IOW again tackled the (much stronger) Southampton Chess Club, who they had not played since 1889. Isle of Wight – Southampton … Read more