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 Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. 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 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). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne 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 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 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 Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. 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 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). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne 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 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.

Rapid Championship 2026

Tuesday 30 June 2026 – 14 July 2026 · Wollongong Collegians Auditorium

Time control

15+10

Rated

rapid

Duration

3 weeks

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