Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 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 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. 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 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake 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 In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). 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 Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 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 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. 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 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake 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 In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). 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 Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament.

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Deep Thinkers - Wollongong Chess Club News

20 April 2026 · Illawarra

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

Graded Classical Tournament

When: 21st of April 7pm-10pm

Registration: No later than 6:50pm. If you arrive after that you will miss the round. Half point byes are available for two rounds per tournament besides the last two rounds.

Location: Wollongong Collegians Auditorium (3A Charlotte Street)

Cost: $5 each week

Time Control: 60+30

Number of Rounds: 5 rounds (last round on 19th of May)

Players will be split into two swiss tournaments by rating. This should ensure more competitive games from round 1.

Casual Chess from 6pm-7pm will not be running at the moment due to low numbers. If you have any ideas for how more people can get involved let the committee know.

Rapid Tournament Results

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