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
Update April 2025: This article was originally published in November 2022. As I have now reached this season in the updates I have added some additional material on the AGM and other activities.
Hampshire had been playing in the SCCU since 1894, but the Montague Jones Cup was introduced in 1925. This article looks at Hampshire’s second win of this Cup in 1929/30 and their five County Chess matches in the season.
Hampshire B beat Wiltshire B 5.5 – 4.5 at Farley Hill on the 30th March. Winners for Hampshire were Scott Leadbetter, Gillian Moore, Jon Young and Bob Cleave.
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