Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 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 In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). 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 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. 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 WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 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 In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). 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 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. 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 WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge).

Classic Championship 2026

Tuesday 21 July 2026 – 1 September 2026 · Wollongong Collegians Auditorium

Time control

60+30

Rated

classical

Duration

7 weeks

Details for this event will appear here as the date approaches. Check the calendar for the latest schedule.