Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. 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 Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. 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 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 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. 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 Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. 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 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 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament.

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Deep Thinkers - Wollongong Chess Club News

4 May 2025 · Illawarra

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

Holiday Rapid Tournament

Our Holiday Rapid Tournament attracted six junior to the club. One of these juniors was visiting from Sydney to attend the junior tournament and stayed to play on the first night. It is great to get juniors involved in adult chess clubs.

The full results are listed below. Congratulations to Joerg and Chayne for winning the tournament on 7/8. Chayne lost only to Joerg and Joerg lost only to third place, Martin.

With 34 players across the two weeks this is the largest tournament of the year and the club is growing as winter approaches. It is a great place to keep warm and see friends.

Autumn Rapid

We are playing another rapid tournament now. We had three rounds last week and another three this coming week. It is not too late to join in. On the back of winning the holiday rapid, Chayne is leading this tournament too with three players only half a point behind him.

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