Latest updates
On 10 December 2025, ASX confirmed that the CHESS Project will conduct a Day 1 Rollback test with AMOs on Friday 12 December 2025 in ITE/XP1 and RTE test environments as part of Release 1 Cutover Planning. Further details can be found here.
On 10 December 2025, ASX published the CHESS Release 2 Connectivity Guide and Environment Access & SFTP Account Form to support Software Providers in preparing for Industry Test Environment 2 (ITE2) and future testing phases. Further details can be found here.
On 1 December 2025, ASX published the CHESS Release 2 Drop 2 User Technical Documentation, providing the specifications required for development teams to integrate with CHESS. Further details can be found here.
On 20 November 2025, ASX published an industry update detailing the requirements for additional financial support payments to be made for Milestone 1 under the Development Incentive Pool. The industry update can be found here.
On 17 November 2025, ASX confirmed the successful completion of the first of two scheduled Implementation Dress Rehearsal (IDR1) events for CHESS Release 1. IDR1 was held over the weekend of 15–16 November with ASX and the AMOs rehearsing the planned test cutover activities for CHESS Release 1 Go-Live. Further details can be found here.
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