Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. 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 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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. Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake 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 Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne 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 Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. 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 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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. Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake 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 Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne 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 Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC.

Calendar

A year-at-a-glance view of every WCC tournament, taken straight from the events database. Click into any event for venue, signup info, and (once played) a link to the tournament results.

DateEventDurationTime controlFormatResults
Tue 27 JanSummer Classic 20266 weeks60+30ClassicalView →
Tue 10 MarAutumn Rapid 20262 weeks15+10RapidView →
Tue 24 MarAutumn Blitz 20261 week5+0BlitzView →
Tue 31 MarChess960 Rapid 20261 week10+5Rapid
Tue 7 AprHolidays Rapid (April) 20262 weeks15+5RapidView →
Tue 21 AprAutumn Graded Classic 20265 weeks60+30ClassicalView 1 → · View 2 →
Tue 26 MayChill Blitz (May) 20261 week5+2BlitzView →
Tue 2 JunWinter Rapid 20262 weeks15+10RapidView →
Tue 16 JunOpenings Night 20261 week10+5RapidView →
Tue 23 JunBlitz Warmup 20261 week3+2BlitzView →
Tue 30 JunRapid Championship 20263 weeks15+10Rapid
Tue 21 JulClassic Championship 20267 weeks60+30Classical
Tue 8 SepBlitz Championship 20261 week3+2Blitz
Tue 15 Sep960 Classic 20261 week60+30Classical
Tue 22 SepRound Robin Rapid 20261 week15+10Rapid
Tue 29 SepHolidays Rapid (September) 20262 weeks15+5Rapid
Tue 13 OctGraded Spring Classic 20265 weeks60+30Classical
Tue 17 NovNovember Rapid 20262 weeks15+10Rapid
Tue 1 DecChill Blitz (December) 20261 week5+2Blitz
Tue 8 DecEnd-of-Year Rapid 20262 weeks15+10Rapid
Tue 22 DecChristmas Party 20261 weekTBASocial

Schedule subject to change. Confirm with the organisers before travelling.