Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never 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 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 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 WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 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. Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never 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 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 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 WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 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. Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright.

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Deep Thinkers - Wollongong Chess Club News

15 November 2025 · Illawarra

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

Final Round of Graded Spring Classic This Week

7pm start. 5 weeks total. 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment. 1 game per night.

Jay and Martin lead the Round Robin with 4 wins from 4 games and they are facing off in the final round. Joerg has two points, Greg and Steve have 1 point each and Brendan has 0 points.

Pairings for Round Robin:

Board 1: Greg is absent so no game on board 1.

Board 2: Martin (White) vs Jay (Black)

Board 3: Joerg (White) vs Brendan (Black)

Pre Chess Club Rapid Ladder

When: Every Tuesday, 6:00–7:00 pm (games must begin before 6:30)

Time control: 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment

Who runs it: Matthew Sweeney

Cost: Free entry

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