Dorset based players Mike Waddington (pictured) and Peter Anderson were joint winners of the Hampshire Open at Eastleigh, weekend 3-5 Nov. Mike and Peter scored an excellent 5/6. Another Dorset player in the prize winners was John Belinger (New Milton). John also had a fine congress sharing 1st place with 3 others on 4.5/6 in the Minor. (Image is Mike Waddington, taken by Brendan O’Gorman at the Dorset Open in Oct this year). More information: Hampshire Chess Association 2017 Congress – English Chess Federation