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John Upham
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by John Upham » Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:07 pm
The Hampshire UKCC Megafinal will, once again, take place at the splendid environs of New Hall, Winchester College and be run by Hampshire Junior Chess Association.
In 2024 we had more than 210 entries and we aim to exceed that in 2025.
Entries are now being accepted via
https://www.delanceyukschoolschesschall ... megafinal/
which may be monitored via
https://chess-results.com/tnr1079584.as ... turdet=YES
We have booked the local ice cream vendor who was overwhelmed with custom in 2024.

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by John Upham » Tue May 13, 2025 11:19 am
The current entry list stands at 53 across all sections
https://chess-results.com/tnr1079614.as ... turdet=YES
with a total capacity of 220.

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by Jon Hunt » Thu May 15, 2025 2:35 pm
Very happy to read that Winchester College is still providing the venue for this. It’s many years since I first twisted an arm or two to persuade them to do it. Is it still held in New Hall?
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by John Upham » Thu May 15, 2025 2:39 pm
Jon Hunt wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 2:35 pm
Very happy to read that Winchester College is still providing the venue for this. It’s many years since I first twisted an arm or two to persuade them to do it. Is it still held in New Hall?
Good to hear from you Jon.
Yes, indeed. New Hall is the superb venue for the Hampshire Megafinal.
J.
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by John Upham » Thu Jun 12, 2025 11:28 am
If you plan to enter the Hampshire Megafinal but have not then please do so since entries are quickly running out.
The U8 section is already up to 27 players with more to come.
Entry details upstream.
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by John Upham » Fri Jun 20, 2025 10:11 am
We are now full.
Should be a fun (if a little warm) weekend for the organisers and Sunday for the children and parents.
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by John Upham » Tue Jun 24, 2025 11:07 am
The Hampshire UKCC Megafinal concluded successfully after six hard fought rounds for nine age sections and 175 players.
Full results may be found at
https://chess-results.com/tnr1200277.as ... turdet=YES 
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