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.
https://hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/
https://hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/
Very small post on the 1990 Hampshire Individual added, this is pretty much based on two of the weekly chess note articles in the Portsmouth Evening News. Tony Corkett won his 2nd title.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Very small post on the 1990 Hampshire Individual added, this is pretty much based on two of the weekly chess note articles in the Portsmouth Evening News. Tony Corkett won his 2nd title.
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hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-in...
Slowly adding the Chess Note articles from the Portsmouth News as they are made available. Articles from 1990 are the most recent, joining the 1988/89 ones added recently. These cover Hampshire Chess activities, concentrating on the Portsmouth area.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/chess-notes/
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/chess-notes/
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Slowly adding the Chess Note articles from the Portsmouth News as they are made available. Articles from 1990 are the most recent, joining the 1988/89 ones added recently. These cover Hampshire Chess activities, concentrating on the Portsmouth area.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/chess-notes/
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/chess-notes/
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My latest Minor Piece features Annie Mabel Gooding of Cheltenham, who played in ladies' chess tournaments over a period of 25 years, and had draws against Blackburne, Lasker and Capablanca to her name.
My latest Minor Piece features Annie Mabel Gooding of Cheltenham, who played in ladies' chess tournaments over a period of 25 years, and had draws against Blackburne, Lasker and Capablanca to her name.
Minor Pieces 94: Annie Mabel Gooding
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November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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My latest Minor Piece features Annie Mabel Gooding of Cheltenham, who played in ladies' chess tournaments over a period of 25 years, and had draws against Blackburne, Lasker and Capablanca to her name.
My latest Minor Piece features Annie Mabel Gooding of Cheltenham, who played in ladies' chess tournaments over a period of 25 years, and had draws against Blackburne, Lasker and Capablanca to her name.
Photographs from the HCA congress held last weekend are available on the website.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Photographs from the HCA congress held last weekend are available on the website.
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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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October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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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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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October 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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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Only just Hampshire History, but a new Quickplay Championship was held in September 2025 and small report with video.
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October 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Only just Hampshire History, but a new Quickplay Championship was held in September 2025 and small report with video.
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hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-qu...
In the 1988 Hampshire Individual Championship Keith Gregory won his 5th title with an impressive 7 points from 8 games. This was played over 2 weekends. Article and 3 games from the Portsmouth Evening News articles added.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In the 1988 Hampshire Individual Championship Keith Gregory won his 5th title with an impressive 7 points from 8 games. This was played over 2 weekends. Article and 3 games from the Portsmouth Evening News articles added.
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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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October 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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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In 1987 the WECU qualifier to the British Chess Championship was held in Southampton, details from the Portsmouth Evening News and the HCA archives were used to produce the article on the website.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In 1987 the WECU qualifier to the British Chess Championship was held in Southampton, details from the Portsmouth Evening News and the HCA archives were used to produce the article on the website.
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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...
September 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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...
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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September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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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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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Post covering the season on the website.
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August 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-co...
Post covering the season on the website.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-co...
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.
August 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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.
Analysis of the Hampshire County players performance from the first match in 1887 to the most recent in 2025 has been completed and some details added to the website. This is from over 1000 of the known 1100 plus matches.
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August 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Analysis of the Hampshire County players performance from the first match in 1887 to the most recent in 2025 has been completed and some details added to the website. This is from over 1000 of the known 1100 plus matches.
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Britbase have an article on the 1898 Southern Counties Congress held in Salisbury, which saw Joseph Blake share first place and Francis Elwell finish 7th.
Other local players were in other sections.
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Other local players were in other sections.
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BritBase Chess: Southern Counties Congress, Salisbury 1898
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August 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Britbase have an article on the 1898 Southern Counties Congress held in Salisbury, which saw Joseph Blake share first place and Francis Elwell finish 7th.
Other local players were in other sections.
www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn...
Other local players were in other sections.
www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn...
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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July 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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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BBC News - Blind and visually impaired chess tournament held in Bournemouth - BBC News
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Blind and visually impaired chess tournament held in Bournemouth
The Braille Chess Association is hosting a chess tournament for people who are blind and visually impaired.
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July 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
BBC News - Blind and visually impaired chess tournament held in Bournemouth - BBC News
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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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The first one is a look at my 2024/25 chess season performance.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/2024-25-seas...
The first one is a look at my 2024/25 chess season performance.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/2024-25-seas...
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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July 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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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New at BritBase: a collection of 1,209 games played by Sir George Thomas - even allowing for the inclusion of 164 stubs, that makes it the largest collection of his games available to date. saund.org.uk/britbase/pgn...
July 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New at BritBase: a collection of 1,209 games played by Sir George Thomas - even allowing for the inclusion of 164 stubs, that makes it the largest collection of his games available to date. saund.org.uk/britbase/pgn...
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Sir George Thomas on chess obsession and Rubinstein's deathwish. www.kingpinchess.net/2025/07/a-cr...
Kingpin Chess Magazine » A Creature without Counterpart
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July 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sir George Thomas on chess obsession and Rubinstein's deathwish. www.kingpinchess.net/2025/07/a-cr...
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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Details on the county season and other HCA chess in the article.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-co...
July 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-co...
Details on the county season and other HCA chess in the article.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-co...
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
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.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/presidents-p...
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/presidents-p...
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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June 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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.
hampshirechesshistory.co.uk/hampshire-wo...
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