A book on the history of the SCCU is now published and can be ordered from Amazon through the link: The Southern Counties Chess Union - a retrospective
Written by SCCU Archivist, Anthony Fulton, the book covers key details about the Union's first 125years including, why and how Union formed, a summary of the formation of all of the Associations currently or previously affiliated to the Union, details about each of the OTB competitions overseen by the SCCU from 1893 to 2018 and OTB match statistics for each competition.
The book retails for £15.99 (physical) and £3.99 (ebook). Anthony can be contacted directly at