Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. 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 Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. 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. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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 Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. 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 Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. 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. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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.

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Deep Thinkers - Wollongong Chess Club News

12 October 2025 · Illawarra

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

Round Robin Rapid This Week October 14th

Players are separated into groups of 4. If we have uneven numbers, the lowest rated players will play a swiss tournament. 1 week

Time control: 15 minutes + 10 seconds per move 3 games total

Congratulations to Jay for winning our Club Rapid Championship and thanks to everyone involved

Wollongong Chess Club Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Our AGM is coming up on the 21st of October at 6:30pm at Collegians Wollongong. During this meeting we will give members updates on our priorities as a committee and also hold votes for club president and the club committee.

Gosford Open Weekender

The Gosford Open Weekender is coming up on 25th and 26th of October. If you would like more information about the tournament, click the icon below.

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As we resume our DT newsletter we are looking for games or content you want included. If you have had an interesting position in a game, let us know. If there is something you would like to see at the club or in the newsletter, let us know.