Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. 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 Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake 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. 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 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 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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 month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. 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 Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake 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. 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 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 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw.

Autumn Rapid 2026

Tuesday 10 March 2026 – 17 March 2026 · Wollongong Collegians Auditorium

Time control

15+10

Rated

rapid

Duration

2 weeks

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