Hampshire Junior Chess Association

EPSCA Girls Under 11 Inter-Association Championships
2025-03-22 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Riverside Academy, 7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7EQ, United Kingdom
The Under 11 Girls Final will be held on Saturday 22nd March 2025
A team shall consist of twelve (12) players.
The organiser is Nigel Dennis and the venue is Riverside Academy, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7EQ
The arbiter will be appointed by Peter Purland
The ? teams entered are Hampshire plus ?
EPSCA rules can be found on the website http://www.epsca.org.uk/rules/rules.html
Parents or approved adults are responsible for their children outside the playing hall.
Please note the following rules, which have recently been altered or clarified: –
The rate of play is all moves in 40 minutes plus 10 seconds per move from the start. If digital clocks are not available, the rate of play is all moves in 50 minutes.
If either player has less than five minutes left on the clock and an illegal move is made, the Arbiter may award the opponent two minutes for the first offence, and two minutes for a second offence. Three illegal moves during the game by the same player will lead to the loss of the game.
The timetable is as follows:
Arrival – by 11.00am
Board Stewards Meeting – 11.15am
First Round – 11.45am
Second Round – 1.45pm
Third Round – 3.45pm
Prize Giving – 5.35pm
If play is running late, there will be at least 10 minutes between rounds.

EPSCA Under 11 Inter-Association Championships South West Zone
2026-01-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Riverside Academy, 7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7EQ, United Kingdom
The organiser of the South West zone is Chris Strong (Somerset), who will circulate further details.
The venue is: Taunton Preparatory School, Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA2 6AD
A team shall consist of twelve (12) players plus four (4) reserves.
U11 is 1/9/14 or later; U9 is 1/9/16 or later
Our team will be managed by Maha Chandar.
The 8 teams competing will be Hampshire plus Oxfordshire, Barnet, Richmond(2), Sussex(2), Somerset and Buckinghamshire and ?
EPSCA rules can be found on the website http://www.epsca.org.uk/rules/rules.html
Parents or approved adults are responsible for their children outside the playing hall.
Please note the following rules, which have recently been altered or clarified: –
There will be four rounds most likely paired according to Swiss team pairings.
The rate of play is all moves in 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move from the start. If digital clocks are not available, the rate of play is all moves in 40 minutes.
If either player has less than five minutes left on the clock and an illegal move is made, the Arbiter may award the opponent two minutes for the first offence, and two minutes for a second offence. Three illegal moves during the game by the same player will lead to the loss of the game.
The timetable is as follows:
Arrival – by 11.00am
Board Stewards Meeting – 11.15am
First Round – 11.45am
Second Round – 1.10pm
Third Round – 2.35pm
Fourth Round – 4pm
Prize Giving – 5pm
If play is running late, there will be at least 10 minutes between rounds.

EPSCA Under 9 Inter-Association Championships South West Zone
2026-02-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Riverside Academy, 7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7EQ, United Kingdom
The Under 9 Zone for South East England will be held on Saturday 28th February 2025
A team shall consist of twelve (12) players plus up to four (4) reserves.
U11 is 1/9/14 or later; U9 is 1/9/16 or later
The organiser of the South zone is Maha Chandar, who will circulate further details.
The venue is: St. Swithun’s School, Alresford Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1HA
The six teams competing will be Hampshire and Somerset, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Barnet & Richmond
EPSCA rules can be found on the website http://www.epsca.org.uk/rules/rules.html
Parents or approved adults are responsible for their children outside the playing hall.
Please note the following rules, which have recently been altered or clarified: –
There will five (5) rounds.
The rate of play is all moves in 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move from the start. If digital clocks are not available, the rate of play is all moves in 40 minutes.
If either player has less than five minutes left on the clock and an illegal move is made, the Arbiter may award the opponent two minutes for the first offence, and two minutes for a second offence. Three illegal moves during the game by the same player will lead to the loss of the game.
The timetable is as follows:
Arrival – by 11.00am
Board Stewards Meeting – 11.15am
First Round – 11.45am
Second Round – 1.25pm
Third Round – 3.05pm
Fourth round –
Fifth round –
Prize Giving – 4.50pm
If play is running late, there will be at least 10 minutes between rounds.

Lichess Team Arena Battle: March
2026-03-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, March 2nd starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/oekQYQet
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!

Hampshire EJCOA National Junior Championships Qualifier
2026-03-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Badger Farm Community Centre, 2 Badger Farm Road, Winchester, England, SO22 4QB, United Kingdom
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
Current entries are at: EJCOA Chess Results and Entries
Please enter ASAP as places are limited!
(Please note that no Badgers will be farmed or otherwise harmed during this event)

Lichess Team Arena Battle: April
2026-04-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, April 6th starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/ZELNeIDU
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!

Basingstoke Rapidplay Congress
2026-04-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Basingstoke College of Technology, Worting Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 8TN, United Kingdom
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 following last years revival of this annual 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

Lichess Team Arena Battle: May
2026-05-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, May 4th starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/1mGp87QO
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!

Lichess Team Arena Battle: June
2026-06-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, June 1st starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/cEJE0LA5
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!

Hampshire UKCC Megafinal
2026-06-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Winchester College, College Street, Winchester, Hamp, SO23 9NA, United Kingdom
The Hampshire Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge Megafinal will take place on Sunday, June 21st, 2026 at Winchester College, Hampshire
This is the Megafinal you should enter if your school has a Hampshire postcode or if you reside with a Hampshire postcode.
Please enter here https://www.delanceyukschoolschesschallenge.com/product/2026-hampshire-megafinal/
You may monitor entries via the events entry on chess-results.com

Lichess Arena Team Battle: July
2026-07-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, July, 6th starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/7NPf3OjT
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 !

Lichess Arena Team Battle: August
2026-08-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, August 3rd starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/team/hampshire-junior-chess-association
and then click https://lichess.org/tournament/OKdD8P1y and click “Join” when you get there.
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 !

Lichess Arena Team Battle: September
2026-09-07 18:00 - 19:30
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, September 7th starting at 6pm
Please register at https://lichess.org/team/hampshire-junior-chess-association
Please register for this at https://lichess.org/tournament/DK867luC
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 !

Lichess Arena Team Battle: October
2026-10-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The October 2026 Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, October 5th starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/team/hampshire-junior-chess-association
Please register for this at https://lichess.org/tournament/J4dM52Qw
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 !

Hampshire Open Junior FIDE Blitz
2026-10-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Badger Farm Community Centre, 2 Badger Farm Road, Winchester, England, SO22 4QB, United Kingdom
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.
There will be 15 rounds by Swiss pairings.
See EventBrite Entry Form for full details
See Swiss Manager / Chess Results
£215 prize fund to be confirmed.
(Please note that no Badgers will be farmed or otherwise harmed during this event)

Lichess Arena Team Battle: November
2026-11-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, November 2nd starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/team/hampshire-junior-chess-association to join the team and then
join the tournament at https://lichess.org/tournament/10UeS1Zm
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!

Hampshire Junior Open Congress
2026-11-15 09:00 - 17:00 | Badger Farm Community Centre, 2 Badger Farm Road, Winchester, England, SO22 4QB, United Kingdom
The 2026 Hampshire Junior Open Congress is scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 15th 2026 at Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 4QB
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Full details and entry form at
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hampshire-junior-open-chess-congress-2026-tickets-1983194160119
The Congress is an LJCC qualifier
You may inspect entries to date via TBA
See you there!

Lichess Team Arena Battle: December
2026-12-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, December 1st starting at 6pm.
Please register at https://lichess.org/tournament/6r60TCx4
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!

Lichess Team Arena Battle: January
2027-01-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, January 4th starting at 6pm.
Please register at: TBA
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!

Lichess Team Arena Battle: February
2027-02-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Lichess Arena, Lichess Arena
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, February 1st starting at 6pm.
Please register at TBA
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!
