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
Numerous tournaments have been played in Hampshire and this page will link to the ones I have. The relevant article on the tournament can be selected from the links in the table below. You can also use the search box to look for a specific tournament, year etc.
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