Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 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 Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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 Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 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 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 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 Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years 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 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 Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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 Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 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 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 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 Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge).

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7 April 2024 · Illawarra

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