The Monthly Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, April 7th starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/0hIZ4tq7
Please register for this ASAP!
The match starts at 6pm monthly on a Monday night and completes by 7.30pm
Please register (for free) on lichess.org and then email me (John Upham) at john.upham@zen.co.uk and will get you into the team!
All Hampshire juniors are invited to enter the Basingstoke Rapidplay Congress on Saturday, April 26th at the splendid Basingstoke College of Technology in Worting Road, Basingstoke. This is the first rated rapidplay in Basingstoke for many years.
The are two sections for juniors:
1. An ECF rated Under-18 rapidplay of six rounds with a R20′ + 5″ time control. Entry fee is £30
2. An unrated Under-18 rapidplay of seven rounds with a R20′ + 0″ time control. Entry fee is £10
Entry is via
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/basingstoke-chess-congress-tickets-1253165825719
Entries may be seen at:
All Hampshire juniors are invited to enter the Basingstoke Rapidplay Congress on Saturday, April 26th at the splendid Basingstoke College of Technology in Worting Road, Basingstoke. This is the first rated rapidplay in Basingstoke for many years.
The are two sections for juniors:
1. An ECF rated Under-18 rapidplay of six rounds with a R20′ + 5″ time control. Entry fee is £30
2. An unrated Under-18 rapidplay of seven rounds with a R20′ + 0″ time control. Entry fee is £10
HJCA is delighted to confirm the date and venue for the Delancey UKCC Megafinal 2025 as
Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 at New Hall, Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire.
Entries are on-line here or https://www.delanceyukschoolschesschallenge.com/product/2025-hampshire-megafinal/
You may see who has entered so far via here
Please put this date into your diary!
We invite all junior chess players who are under 20 years of age to compete in the Hampshire qualifier for the National Youth Championships organised by the English Junior Coaches and Organisers Association (EJCOA).
This will be on Sunday, March 23rd 2025 at the Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester.
The cost of entry is £30 and the event has six rounds of rapidplay chess that are ECF rated.
The entry form is here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hampshire-ejcoa-national-junior-championships-qualifier-2025-tickets-1054117637229
Please enter ASAP as places are limited!
Entries are here:
https://chess-results.com/tnr1063582.aspx?lan=1&art=79&turdet=YES
(Please note that no Badgers will be farmed or otherwise harmed during this event)
The Hampshire Open Junior FIDE Blitz is for all players who are aged 18 or fewer years on August 31st 2025 regardless of location of residence and / or school and will take place on Sunday October 5th, 2025 at Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester.
There will be 15 rounds by Swiss pairings, Blitz time control, a £215 prize fund.
At the moment the entry is limited to one hundred players so be sure to enter early to avoid disappointment!
See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hampshire-open-junior-fide-blitz-2025-tickets-1055001490859 for full details
See Swiss Manager / Chess Results
£215 prize fund.
Here are the results from the 2022 hugely successful event.
Here are the results from the 2023 hugely successful event.
Here are the results from the 2024 hugely successful event.
(Please note that no Badgers will be farmed or otherwise harmed during this event)
We are delighted to continue our return to Over the Board (OTB) chess with our fifth tournament of 2025 on Sunday, November 16th at Badger Farm Community Centre in Winchester.
Full details can be found from this EventBrite entry form.
You may see who has entered via here
(Please note that no Badgers will be farmed or otherwise harmed during this event)
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, March 3rd starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/Us2atVkb
Please register for this ASAP!
The match starts at 6pm monthly on a Monday night and completes by 7.30pm
Please register (for free) on lichess.org and then email me (John Upham) at john.upham@zen.co.uk and will get you into the team !
