2026, EPSCA, Uncategorized

Hampshire Junior Chess Association Wants You for U11 EPSCA team

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Would your child like to represent their county (i.e. Hampshire) in March 2026?
We are recruiting U11 players for Hampshire teams playing in the  annual EPSCA teams competition on Saturday,  March 14th (U11)  playing at Bohunt School, Farnborough, Hampshire.
Your child should either attend school in Hampshire or reside in Hampshire  and be born on 1st September 2014 or earlier.
Please contact Maha Chandar at kidschess@hotmail.com who is managing the team.
John
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2026, Badger Farm Community Centre, EJCOA, HJCA, Junior, OTB, Rapidplay, Winchester

Hampshire EJCOA National Junior Championships Qualifier 2026

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 22nd 2026 at the Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester.

The cost of entry is £35 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-zonal-2026-tickets-1820131254579

Please enter ASAP as places are limited!

Entries are here:

https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1275000.aspx?lan=1&art=79&turdet=YES&SNode=S0

(Please note that no Badgers will be farmed or otherwise harmed during this event)

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2026, Congress, HJCA, Megafinal, UK Chess Challenge, Winchester, Winchester College

Hampshire Delancey UKCC Megafinal

New Hall, Winchester College
New Hall, Winchester College

HJCA is delighted to confirm the date and venue for the Delancey UKCC Megafinal 2026 as

Sunday, June 21st, 2026 at New Hall, Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire.

Entries are on-line here or https://www.delanceyukschoolschesschallenge.com/product/2026-hampshire-megafinal/

You may see who has entered so far via here

Please put this date into your diary!

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2026, EPSCA, Teams, Under 9

Hampshire Junior Chess Association Wants You! (for EPSCA teams)

Would your child like to represent their county (i.e. Hampshire) in February 2026?
We are recruiting U9 players for Hampshire teams playing in the  annual EPSCA teams competition on Saturday, February 28th (U9)  playing at St. Swithun’s School, Winchester.
Your child should either attend school in Hampshire or reside in Hampshire  apart from  the age criteria based on their age as of August 31st 2025.
Please contact Maha Chandar at kidschess@hotmail.com who is managing both teams.
John
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2026, Arena Battle, Lichess, Lichess Arena, Tournament

Monthly Lichess Team Battle: February

Lichess.org
Lichess.org

The Monthly Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, February 2nd starting at 6pm.

Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/XfyamWAV

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!

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2025, Badger Farm Community Centre, Congress, Events, HJCA, Junior, LJCC, OTB, Over the Board, Tournament, Under 10, Under 12, Under 18, Under 8, Winchester

Hampshire Junior Open Congress 2025

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 2024 event: https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr903897.aspx?lan=1&art=79&turdet=YES&SNode=S0

The 2023 event: https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr844184.aspx?lan=1&art=79&turdet=YES&SNode=S0

the 2022 event: https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr687690.aspx?lan=1&art=79&SNode=S0

Ted Mayne
Ted Mayne
Sophia Blin
Sophia Blin
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2026, Badger Farm Community Centre, Blitz, FIDE, HJCA, Junior, OTB, Over the Board, Winchester

Hampshire Open Junior FIDE Blitz 2026

The Hampshire Open Junior FIDE Blitz is for all players who are aged 18 or fewer years on August 31st 2026 regardless of location of residence and / or school and will take place on Sunday October 4th, 2026 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.

Here are the results from the 2025 hugely successful event.

(Please note that no Badgers will be farmed or otherwise harmed during this event)

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Basingstoke Chess Club, Events, Junior, Rapidplay, Tournament, UK Chess Challenge

Basingstoke Junior Rapidplay Congress

All Hampshire juniors are invited to enter the Basingstoke Rapidplay Congress on Saturday, April 25th at the splendid Basingstoke College of Technology in Worting Road, Basingstoke. This is the second rated rapidplay in Basingstoke for following on from 2025 event.

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 TBA

Entries may be seen at: TBA

2025 Entries may be seen at:

https://chess-results.com/tnr1136546.aspx?lan=1

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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.