Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Did you know The Returner, biggest gap between two WCC tournaments by an active regular: Mehmed Ceylan sat out 31 months between the Wollongong 2023 Spring Holiday Rapid and the 2026 April Holiday Rapid. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Did you know The Returner, biggest gap between two WCC tournaments by an active regular: Mehmed Ceylan sat out 31 months between the Wollongong 2023 Spring Holiday Rapid and the 2026 April Holiday Rapid. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament.

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Deep Thinkers - Wollongong Chess Club News

17 November 2024 · Illawarra

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

Open Classic

Brendan is leading the tournament with a full point ahead of second place. All he needs is a draw but has one of his toughest games yet against Steve! Below is the preliminary draw.

Division I Classic

The final round couldn’t be scripted any better with Joerg and Jordan both on 3.5 playing each other in the final round. It’s certainly been a tough tournament for all our Division I participants as every week could go either way!

Spring Juniors Tournament

Our junior chess enthusiasts will be excited for the upcoming tournament on Sunday 24th November!

If your child is interested in chess this is a great opportunity for them to meet other liked-minded kids.

NSW Blitz Championship

Also on Sunday 24th November in Sydney! We have from our club Hai, Koe and Jordan participating and look forward to a very speedy day full of chaos.

Visit the NSWCA website for further information.

End of Year Calendar

Reminder that we have a series or rapid tournaments over the coming weeks.

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