Hampshire Junior Open Congress 2026

[John Upham]

The 2026 edition of the Hampshire Junior Open Congress will take place on Sunday, November 15th

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 ... 3194160119

Entry is open to all juniors of 18 years or less as at August 31st, 2026.

Received entries are at

https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1406273 ... S&SNode=S0


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

The lull before the storm at the Badger Farm

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[John Upham]

22 entries as of this morning.


Here is my assistant arbiter, Chesster observing a game in progress (and keeping the piece!)

Assistant arbiter Chesster observes a game closely

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