Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Did you know Biggest final-round flip: at the 2023 Top and Tail Rapid 2, Steve Ascic took a 1-point lead into the last round, lost to Vincent Qiang, and watched the title walk away. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Marathon night: 158 rated games were played in a single evening at the 2025 Blitz Ladder on 9 September 2025, the club's busiest night at the board. Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Did you know Biggest final-round flip: at the 2023 Top and Tail Rapid 2, Steve Ascic took a 1-point lead into the last round, lost to Vincent Qiang, and watched the title walk away. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Marathon night: 158 rated games were played in a single evening at the 2025 Blitz Ladder on 9 September 2025, the club's busiest night at the board. Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649).

Deep Thinkers - Wollongong Chess Club News

6 September 2024 · Illawarra

Find out all about what the Wollongong Chess Club is up to.

No More Perfect Scores!

Further fireworks on board 1 with a round of applause as the game ended! Both sides sacrificing pieces to eventually lead into a 3-fold repetition. See the end of the game here.

With only 3 rounds to go, who will be the one to emerge on top?

Preliminary Pairings

New ACF Ratings

A Fun Endgame Study

Definitely for more advanced players. This study is a demonstration of how the knight can dominate the bishop in an endgame.

In the most critical lines, white will either be able to fork the black king and bishop, or promote one of kingside pawns for the win. White also needs to be cautious of black’s passed a-pawn.

Even knowing this information, this puzzle is very challenging. Spend some time trying to solve it. White to play and win!

Find the answer here