A belated report in the 2005 Hampshire Individual Championship which was won by Tony Corkett. Alongside the Open a U125 tournament was also held where Ken Retallack came out on top. This will be included in a later article.
The 1973 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held over two weekends, the 27th/28th January and 3rd/4th February 1973 at Southampton University. Gerald Bennett won his first title, ahead of a number of strong players. Photograph above of Gerald Bennett in 1974, sourced from Britbase. For a list of the winners of the Hampshire Individual Championship … Read more
The 1964 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship was held from November 1963 to April 1964. 11 players entered with 7 rounds to be played to determine the champion. Picture above of John Wilkinson playing with the White pieces against Les Allen from the 2003 Hampshire Championship, 39 years after his title win. For a list of … Read more
The Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College between 4th and 6th November 2016. It was split into 3 sections with in total 44 players participating. The minor had by far the largest participation with 29 players. The picture above shows joint first place winner Shreyas Royal who was 7 at the time of … Read more