We are delighted to continue our return to Over the Board (OTB) chess with our fourth tournament of 2024 on Sunday, November 17th 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)
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The Monthly Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, November 4th starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/63oZ9HBc
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!
Save as PDFWe 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, February 2nd 2025 at the Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester.
The cost of entry is £30 and the event has five 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!
(Please note that no Badgers will be farmed or otherwise harmed during this event)
Save as PDFThe 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 April 13th, 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)
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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/
You may see who has entered so far via here
Please put this date into your diary!
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An event designed for girls of 18 years old or less who are new to tournament chess and this event will be either their first or one of their first tournaments.
This is part of the She Plays to Win (SPTW) initiative created by IM Lorin D’Costa
More details at She Plays To Win Official Web Site
Please enter via: https://form.jotform.com/241126242122036
Entries to date: https://chess-results.com/tnr973984.aspx?lan=1
Schedule (Sunday 22nd September, 2024)
Round 1. 10am
Round 2. 11.am
Round 3. 12pm
Round 4. 1pm
Round 5. 2pm
The time control will be rapid play with twenty (20) minutes for each player. DGT 2010 timers will be used throughout.
Prize Giving: 3pm
Prize Fund
1st- £30
2nd- £15
3rd- £10
Entry will be confirmed once payment have been received.
All entries will be updated on chess-results.com at https://chess-results.com/tnr973984.aspx?lan=1
All SPTW enquires to Maha Chandar email: kidschess@hotmail.com
Save as PDFSaturday, March 11th saw six counties Under-9 teams come together at Cantell School, Southampton. Hampshire Junior Chess Association Treasurer, Maha Chandar assembled a team of twelve players and four reserves.
After three jamboree rounds versus Wey Valley (aka Surrey), Oxfordshire, Sussex (East plus West), Maidenhead All Stars, Richmond Juniors Hampshire emerged in sixth place with their brand new Under-9 team.
Our players were:
Board 1, Douglas Quayle
Board 2, Varun Ganesh
Board 3, Timothy Hu
Board 4, Advik Bomireddy
Board 5, 
Board 6, Bevin Jayathilake
Board 7, Thomas Comben
Board 8, 
Board 9, Samuel Cupela
Board 10, 
Board 11, Sophia Sangba
Board 12, Eiliyah Hossen
Well done everyone!
Save as PDFForty eight children started play in the 2023 EJCOA Qualifier at the Badger Farm on Sunday February, 12th.
The Under 8s were merged into the U10 section due to insufficient entries.
After six rounds the results were:
All results are submitted for rating by the ECF. You may see this by visiting
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE10§ion_no=1
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE12§ion_no=1
https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/list_games_swiss.php?event_code=HE20§ion_no=1
You will notice they are submitted as Standard Play whereas they should be Rapid Play. We are having this corrected.
The prize winners in each section after six rounds were:
In third place was Kota Kudmany (Winchester)
Runner-up was Advik Bommireddy (Kempshott)
Winner was Samuel Cupela (Rake)
In third place was Reuben Thurstans (Basingstoke)
Runner-up was Daniel Gunton (Winchester)
Winner was Carolus Tang (North Bristol)
Third place was Stanislav Belyaev (Hampshire)
Runner-up was Oleksii Pustyntsev (Hampshire)
Winner was Henri Blin (Sussex)
Best placed girl was Sophia Blin (Sussex)
In third place was Ashton Grimmett (Crowthorne)
Runner-up was Matthew Deacon (Fareham)
Winner was Finn Schell (Southborne)
Congratulations to all those who took part and had a great day of chess!
Prior…
We invited 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, February 12th 2023 at the Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester.
The cost of entry is £30 and the event has five 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-2023-tickets-514065542877
Please enter ASAP as places are limited!
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