A Home for Chess
in the Illawarra

The Wollongong Chess Club runs friendly rated tournaments every Tuesday night at the Collegians Auditorium in Wollongong. Every playing strength welcome, from your first game to your first title.

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Club nights are for high school age and above. Who can play →

Club nights · Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm

On nowRound Robin Rapid 2026

15+10 · 1 week

Wollongong Collegians Auditorium

What's on

On now started Tue 22 Sep

Round Robin Rapid 2026

15+10 · 1 week

Tue 29 Sep 2026

Holidays Rapid (September) 2026

15+5 · 2 weeks

Online Tournament (2 October) 2026

Tue 13 Oct 2026

Graded Spring Classic 2026

60+30 · 5 weeks

See Full Calendar →

OnlineFri 2 Oct 2026

Play online on Lichess

8+3 · Free 6-round online tournament on Lichess, open to everyone. How to join →

New Casual Chess @ UOW

Free casual chess on campus

Mondays 4-6 pm from 10 August · UOW Exhibition Space, Building 11 · Everyone welcome, boards provided →

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