There were numerous chess tournaments held in Southsea from the 1970’s. These were a great opportunity for local players to gain experience. Using the Hampshire Archives I have scanned the tournaments and also added these to Excel tables as some of the scans are not clear. If you played in any of these tournaments and … Read more
I have obtained some games from the players who participated in the Southsea Congress. Unfortunately not from the actual tournaments, but a selection are included at the bottom of the article. In addition, downloads of the tournaments crosstables which I have added into Excel are available. The actual scans of the Hampshire Archives original documents, … Read more
The Hampshire Junior Championships for 1975 / 1976 had seven tournaments in total. Links As to which order these tournaments stood after the main under 18th in regards to grading I am uncertain, But on the presumption that Major would be higher than Minor I would assume this was the higher rated tournament? Detailed below … Read more
The Hampshire Junior Championship for 1974 / 1975 achieved 30 entries and was played over five rounds. As well as a number of players who also played in the Southsea Congress of the same year I noticed a couple of Southampton League players of later years, including Martin Buckmaster. Both Keith Gregory and P Hackman … Read more