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Hampshire Chess History
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Hampshire Chess History site. Website has posts on various historic chess activities, including Individual Championship, County matches and old publications.
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In the 1937/38 chess season Hampshire managed to win the Montague Jones Cup after losing in the final the previous two years. They also fielded one existing and one future British Chess Champion in some of their matches.
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Hampshire win against Cambridgeshire from the 1937/38 chess season- Source Hampshire Advertiser.
October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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The known Hampshire junior chess champions have been added to the site. These join the list of the senior titles, which date back to 1930. The first junior title was thought to have been from the 1967/68 season.
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Hampshire Chess Trophies - photo by Keven Lamb
October 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Only just Hampshire History, but a new Quickplay Championship was held in September 2025 and small report with video.
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Photos of U1650 players from Hampshire Chess Blitz held in September 2025.
October 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Tony Corkett won the 1st of his 10 Hampshire Individual Championships in 1989. The championship was held over 2 weekends at IBM in Cosham. Article on the championship including 3 games is now available.
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Picture of 1989 Hampshire Chess Champion Tony Corkett. Source Portsmouth Evening News 1989.
October 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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With the 1990's Portsmouth Evening News added to the @BNArchive I have managed to locate some details on the 1991 Hampshire Individual Chess Championship. This was won by Bob Noyce with 5 points from his 6 games. hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-in...
Picture of Bob Noyce, the 1991 Hampshire Chess Champion. Source Chessbase.
September 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Hampshire fielded Sir George Thomas and CHOD Alexander in one of their county matches in the 1936/27 season. See how they did and other Hampshire Chess activities in the recent post.
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Hampshire County Chess Match against Dorset in 1937.
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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The fact that there is a Chapman Cup in Kent, and there was one in Hampshire and Dorset links to this being named after the same person (as not many people want cups named after them?)
August 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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August 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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The 1935/36 county chess season saw Hampshire reach the final of the Montague Jones Cup. Meanwhile two players who played for Hampshire finished 1st and 2nd in the 1935 British Championship.
Post covering the season on the website.
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Details on the 1935/36 final of the Montague Jones Cup where the Hampshire chess team met Cambridgeshire.
August 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Obviously don't post much political but whilst researching the 1935/36 county chess season came across the following in the Hampshire Advertiser. Can't help but feel that the future Lord Haw-Haw rhetoric is similar to what we are seeing currently.
Article from the Hampshire Advertiser on the future Lord Haw Haw meeting in Winchester in March 1936.
August 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Hampshire played 5 OTB and 3 Correspondence matches this season. This included a new OTB opponent in Cambridgeshire as well as a return to playing local rivals Wiltshire after a break of 21 years.
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Hampshire Advertiser column on Hampshire Stevenson Cup Final match against Cambridgeshire.
July 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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I have added a blog element to the website, for posts which are not specifically related to Hampshire Chess History.
The first one is a look at my 2024/25 chess season performance.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Hampshire went into the 1933/34 County season as holders of the Montague Jones Cup for the previous 2 years. But this year Hertfordshire would prove up to the challenge. Match details and other HCA activities for the season in the current article.
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Details on Hampshire - Hertfordshire County chess match from 1934.
July 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Hampshire had a new board one for the County in the 1932/33 season. CHOD Alexander had taken up a Professor role at Winchester College and ably filled the place left by JH Blake.
Details on the county season and other HCA chess in the article.
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July 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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To keep players busy in the Summer a President's Prize KO Tourney was held in 1933 for Hampshire players. Entries included the top Hants players, including CHOD Alexander and FJH Elwell, who were paired in the 1st round. 64 players were in the 1st round.
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June 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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The HCA ran a new ladies championship this year. With a mixture of youth and experience among the entrants, experience proved the winner. Former British Ladies champion Gillian Moore added another title to her long list.
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Gillian Moore receiving Hampshire Ladies Individual Champion trophy from HCA President Peter Eales.
June 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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The 1931/32 season saw Hampshire win the Montague-Jones Cup again, but was also the last season which Joseph Blake played for the County team. He had been pretty much ever present since 1887.
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Hampshire chess win the Montague-Jones Cup. Source Hampshire Advertiser
June 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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1930/31 saw Hampshire lose to Devon in the semi-final of the Montague Jones Cup (after a playing venue dispute). 4 Correspondence matches (one over 100 boards), and a 18 year old Individual champion.
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Devon vs Hampshire Montague Jones Cup ruling - Source Western Gazette
May 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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A look at one of the founding clubs in the PDCL, Cosham were formed in 1946 and along with four other clubs played in the 1st season of the PDCL, where they continue to play today.
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Current home of the Cosham Chess club, the Cosham Community Centre (source Play Youth Community).
April 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Another brief chess club history, Chichester which is in West Sussex but play in the PDCL, and therefore have Hampshire history.
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Chichester Chess Club members. Source Chichester Chess Club website.
April 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Revisiting the 1929/1930 county chess season, where Hampshire retained the Montague Jones Cup. 1930 also saw the first Hampshire Individual Chess Championship.
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Notice of Hampshire retaining the Montague Jones County Chess Cup.
April 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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The third Hampshire Chess club which I have completed a small article on their history is Basingstoke. I would welcome additional material, so please do send me details.
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Basingstoke Chess Club.
April 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Hampshire's 1928/29 chess season included 4 OTB matches, as well as an 80 board correspondence match against Kent. All in all a good season for Hampshire, although it could have been better.
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Record of Hampshire vs Hertfordshire 1929 county chess match in 1929 from the Hampshire Chess Archives.
March 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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I am adding brief chess club details on the website. These will include when formed, players and successes. This is a work in progress and input from existing clubs / players is welcome. I have started with my club, which has changed name numerous times.
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Chandler's Ford Central Club - current location of Chandler's Ford Chess Club.
March 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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After adding the Open and the Major I have now added an article on the Minor section of the 2014 Hampshire Congress.
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Playing hall for 2014 Hampshire Congress at Eastleigh College (picture from 2013 as no photos taken in 2014).
March 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM