Category Archives: 2025

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)

Ted Mayne
Ted Mayne
Sophia Blin
Sophia Blin
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Monthly Lichess Team Battle: November

Lichess.org
Lichess.org

The Monthly Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, November 3rd starting at 6pm.

Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/vdLobg4k

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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Basingstoke Junior Rapidplay Congress

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:

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

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

Would your child like to represent their county (i.e. Hampshire) in March 2025?
We are recruiting U11 and U9 players for our EPSCA teams playing in Reading, Berkshire on Saturday, March 8th (U9) and Saturday, March 15th (U11).
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 2024.
Please contact Maha Chandar at kidschess@hotmail.com who is managing both teams.
John
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