The Hampshire Chess Championship was held at Eastleigh College for the last time in 2017. It had been held there since 2000 and had allowed the Congress to grow, as seen by the split into three sections and increase in numbers. From 2018 it moved to the Lysses House Hotel where it has continued to … Read more
The 2000 Hampshire Individual Championship was held at Eastleigh College, on the outskirts of Southampton. The change of venue was hoped to encourage more players to enter, as the conditions were far superior to the Eastleigh Unity club, where it has been held for the previous couple of years. The strength of the tournament certainly … Read more
Alongside the Hampshire Chess Open there was a keenly contested Under 125 ECF graded tournament. 24 players entered including a number of well-known local players. No pictures from the 2006 congress, although the above from the 2004 Congress has Bob Cleave playing Black (pondering what to reply to against b4) against ex Hampshire Treasurer Ken … Read more
After speaking to Tom Anderson briefly at the Fareham Congress in October 2022 I decided to complete the article on the Individual Championship from 2006, where Tom had his most successful competition. I had lost the original article from the old HCA website, but luckily John Davis had backups which he supplied, and I have … Read more