Back in the 1976 the Hampshire Under 18 Championship was held over six rounds and the winner was M.A.Pagden. Those who are observant will have noticed I am not adding these in strict order and will have seen that Michael Pagdeon also won the 1977 / 1978 tournament. Therefore for four of the five years … Read more
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