Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. 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. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake 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 Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. 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 Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. 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. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake 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 Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649).

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Deep Thinkers - Wollongong Chess Club News

21 October 2024 · Illawarra

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

Spring Graded Classic (Starting 22/10)

The debut of our Graded Classic will have a round robin format for the top one or two grades and a Swiss for the lower grade.

This format will provide you with stiff competition as you will be graded with players of a similar ability.

Format:

Eligibility for top grades:

Results from Blitz Championship

Congratulations to Hai, our new Blitz champion. He won 8/9 rounds. He only lost to Martin Hill’s bird opening (1. f4!!). He is showing the club that main lines are the way to go, dubious openings won’t cut it against the top players at our club.

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