The 1951 Hampshire Individual Championship was played between late 1950 to mid 1951 and this would bring WJ Fry his fourth and last title. His first was pre war in 1933 and his other two wins were in 1939 and 1949 (the one where there is no inscription on the Silver Rook). Again I have … Read more
The 1950 Hampshire Individual Championship was played between late 1949 to mid 1950 and this would bring Wilf Pratten his third title. With little information to go on it is the HCA Minutes which has provided the majority of the details for this article. If additional information is located I will update the post. Picture … Read more
I am not even 100% sure that there was a Hampshire Chess Championship in 1949, as the Trophy has no inscription for this year. However with some digging through the minutes I now think that this did take place and that WJ Fry who won in 1933, 1939 and 1951 was also successful this year. … Read more
The second Hampshire Chess Championship after the 2nd World War was held in 1948. Unfortunately there is no mention in the British Newspaper Archive on the tournament. The normal newspapers where details are found are a bit hit and miss in this period, which is a shame. If additional information is located I will add … Read more