Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. 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 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. 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 Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. 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 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. 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

19 February 2026 · Illawarra

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

Classical Tournament

When: 24th of February 7pm-10pm

Location: Wollongong Collegians Auditorium (3A Charlotte Street)

Cost: $5 each week

Time Control: 60+30

Number of Rounds: 6 rounds (1 round per week until 3rd of March)

This week we will continue a 6 week Classical Tournament. If you can’t make it to any rounds, let us know so we can adjust the pairings. You can join the tournament at any time. Below is a provisional pairing for round 5.

Casual Rapid

When: Every Tuesday 6pm-7pm. Games must begin before 6:30pm.

Location: Wollongong Collegians Auditorium (3A Charlotte Street)

Cost: Free entry

Time Control: 10+5

Wollongong Junior Chess Tournament

Former World Chess Champion Free Chess Lecture In Sydney

Below is a flyer with more information. Bevan will be attending.

The Pirtek Newcastle Open

Date: Saturday 21St & Sunday 22nd February

First prize is $1000 thanks to our sponsors with at least 3 divisions depending on numbers The Pirtek Newcastle Open will also be the tournament that will decide this years NSW Country Champion with a prize of $250 thanks to the NSWCA

Details: Registration 1: Pirtek Newcastle Open Registration and information Registration 2: 10am on the Saturday prior to play. Location: Nex (Wests Newcastle) 309 King St, Newcastle West NSW 2302 Format: 1 hour with 10 second Fischer Style increment Entry fee: $60 full entry, $50 concession

Saturday Rounds (21st February) 10:30am; 1:30pm; 4:30pm Sunday Rounds (22nd February) 10:00am; 1:00pm & 4:00pm Prize giving 6:30pm

More info Tournament Information

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