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UK chess statisticsHampshire

Chess in Hampshire

677 players held an ECF over-the-board rating with a Hampshire club in August 2026 — the 16th largest county association in England. Figures from the ECF rating-list dataset maintained by Tunbridge Wells Chess Club.

Rated players

677

August 2026

Growth since June 2022

+48%

Constant definition

Before the boom

362

July 2019 list (approximate — see methodology)

Active clubs

25

Clubs with at least one rated player

Rated players with Hampshire clubs, 1994–2026
Rated players with Hampshire clubs, 1994–2026. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.020040060080019982004201020162022New rating systemPost-covid rating purge677
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DateRated players
July 1994387
July 1995286
July 1996317
July 1997306
July 1998316
July 1999281
July 2000295
July 2001252
July 2002276
July 2003276
July 2004277
July 2005251
July 2006232
July 2007223
July 2008213
July 2009221
July 2010228
July 2011238
January 2012236
July 2012233
January 2013246
July 2013227
January 2014236
July 2014216
January 2015252
July 2015246
January 2016282
July 2016276
January 2017275
July 2017285
January 2018301
July 2018288
January 2019309
July 2019362
January 2020385
July 2020605
August 2020605
September 2020605
October 2020605
November 2020605
December 2020605
January 2021605
February 2021605
March 2021605
April 2021605
May 2021605
June 2021605
July 2021605
August 2021606
September 2021618
October 2021633
November 2021638
December 2021673
January 2022677
February 2022692
March 2022712
April 2022723
May 2022730
June 2022458
July 2022465
August 2022460
September 2022461
October 2022470
November 2022479
December 2022501
January 2023498
February 2023494
March 2023477
April 2023466
May 2023472
June 2023474
July 2023486
August 2023487
September 2023489
October 2023501
November 2023541
December 2023571
January 2024575
February 2024592
March 2024612
April 2024620
May 2024624
June 2024629
July 2024638
August 2024638
September 2024635
October 2024637
November 2024647
December 2024666
January 2025670
February 2025671
March 2025670
April 2025664
May 2025669
June 2025662
July 2025662
August 2025657
September 2025658
October 2025663
November 2025671
December 2025676
January 2026679
February 2026686
March 2026677
April 2026678
May 2026680
June 2026675
July 2026681
August 2026677

County attribution uses each player's latest-known club, so the early decades understate clubs that have since closed — recent years are exact, the far left of the chart is indicative. The two marked breaks are changes in the national list definition, not local events. Full caveats on the methodology.

Hampshire clubs fielding rated players
Hampshire clubs fielding rated players. The same figures follow in the data table below the chart.01530451998200420102016202225
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DateActive clubs
July 199443
July 199533
July 199633
July 199732
July 199834
July 199930
July 200033
July 200130
July 200230
July 200329
July 200428
July 200526
July 200625
July 200723
July 200820
July 200920
July 201021
July 201119
January 201219
July 201219
January 201320
July 201320
January 201420
July 201418
January 201522
July 201522
January 201624
July 201622
January 201718
July 201721
January 201821
July 201822
January 201920
July 201921
January 202023
July 202025
August 202025
September 202025
October 202025
November 202025
December 202025
January 202125
February 202125
March 202125
April 202125
May 202125
June 202125
July 202125
August 202125
September 202126
October 202126
November 202126
December 202127
January 202227
February 202227
March 202228
April 202228
May 202228
June 202225
July 202225
August 202224
September 202224
October 202224
November 202224
December 202227
January 202326
February 202326
March 202326
April 202326
May 202326
June 202326
July 202326
August 202326
September 202326
October 202326
November 202326
December 202326
January 202426
February 202428
March 202428
April 202428
May 202428
June 202428
July 202428
August 202428
September 202428
October 202428
November 202428
December 202429
January 202529
February 202529
March 202529
April 202529
May 202529
June 202529
July 202527
August 202526
September 202526
October 202526
November 202526
December 202526
January 202626
February 202626
March 202626
April 202625
May 202625
June 202625
July 202625
August 202625

Hampshire, club by club

Every Hampshire club with rated players on the current list, including school and junior organisations, with their July 2019 and June 2022 figures for the before-and-after. The ECF rating list records one club per player, so players who turn out for more than one club are counted once, at their listed club.

ClubJul 2019Jun 2022August 2026
Southampton325789
Fareham303577
Basingstoke253370
Chandlers Ford293870
Southampton University233470
Winchester College194545
Hampshire Juniors1057542
Portsmouth162232
Winchester162826
Cosham151724
Fleet & Farnborough121922
Emsworth131620
King Edward VI School Southampton1117
Andover111516
Deer Park School——13
Portsmouth University1111
St Nicholas' Girls School——9
Hamble336
Winchester Junior—56
New Forest224
Pilgrims School——3
Gosport332
Fareham Junior221
Ordnance Survey771
St Annes School111

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