- Hampshire Junior Chess Association (“HJCA”) is affiliated to Hampshire Chess Association and promotes chess for junior (aged eighteen or less) chess players who reside or attend a school in the County of Hampshire.
- HJCA coordinates the organisation of events, organises its own events, manages Hampshire junior teams and generally manages junior chess activity in the Hampshire area.
- Our focus is to grow chess in schools, clubs, grow teams and support the senior teams that represent Hampshire.
- We are a member of the English Primary Schools Chess Association (EPSCA) and Southern Counties Chess Union (SCCU).
- We are recognised by the English Chess Federation (ECF) as a Junior Association
- In July 2024 at a meeting of the ECF board it was decided to recognise HJCA as a member Association giving us the right to be represented at ECF council meetings.
Hampshire Junior Chess Association is the principal coordinator and organiser of chess for children and young people who are eighteen years old or under and live or attend school in Hampshire.