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
Isle of Wight – Chess Matches 1888 to 1908 This is part one of a four part article on the early days of the Isle of Wight Chess Association. In the early days of Hampshire Chess a number of chess matches took place between the Isle of Wight Association and other clubs. The majority of … Read more