Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). 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. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). 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 Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 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 Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. 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 Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). 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. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). 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 Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 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 Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw.

Shellharbour Chess Club

A new chess club for the Shellharbour area is in the early stages. Friendly, social, with both casual play and rated tournaments for those who want them. All levels welcome: beginners, casual players, club regulars, and competitive players alike.

What we’re aiming for

Want to help get this off the ground?

If you know of a good venue (community hall, library, café, RSL club), have time to help organise, or just want to be the first to know when sessions start, get in touch with the Wollongong club committee.