Hampshire Junior Open Congress 2025

[John Upham]

The 2025 edition of the Hampshire Junior Open Congress will take place on Sunday, November 16th

at

Badger Farm Community Centre, 2, Badger Farm Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 4QB

It is a qualifying round of the London Junior Chess Championships (LJCC).

Entry may be gained via Eventbrite at

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hampshir ... 7790594759

Entry is open to all juniors of 18 years or less as at August 31st, 2025.

Received entries are at

https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1085019 ... 1&SNode=S0

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

Badger Farm Community Centre

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[John Upham]

After a few days we are up to 20 entries and climbing.

[John Upham]

As of this morning we are up to 75 entries.

Just one day left to enter....

https://www.hjca.org.uk/2025/11/03/hamp ... ment-2021/


https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1267816 ... S&SNode=S0

[John Upham]

As of this morning we are up to 76 entries.

Just eight hours left to enter....

https://www.hjca.org.uk/2025/11/03/hamp ... ment-2021/


https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1267816 ... S&SNode=S0

[John Upham]

The quiet before the storm at The Badger Farm...

The quiet before the storm at The Badger Farm...

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[John Upham]

The Deputy Chief Assistant Arbiter observes a game in the U8 section:

[Ian Thompson]

Where has the list of names on the back of the Black player's tee-shirt come from? What have those players(?) done to be on it?

[John Upham]

All sections rating data submitted to the ECF rating system for due consideration including the issuance of new ECF rating codes.

All players by the end of the event became members of the ECF avoiding the fines from the ECF membership department.