All Hampshire juniors are invited to enter the Basingstoke Rapidplay Congress on Saturday, April 25th at the splendid Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) in Worting Road, Basingstoke. This is the second rated rapidplay in Basingstoke following on from the successful 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
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.
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.
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.
The Team Battle on the Lichess Arena will take place on Monday, June 4th starting at 6pm.
Please register at
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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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.
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