Coming upClassic Championship 202621 Jul 2026Did you knowPrefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge).Did you knowBusiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC.Winner2026 Winter WonderBlitzKumaresan, AdityaDid you knowNo quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw.Did you know101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site.Coming upBlitz Championship 20268 Sep 2026Did you knowIn Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649).Did you knowMost decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84).Winner2026 June SwissSoutter, JakeDid you knowHighest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship.Did you know247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament.Coming up960 Classic 202615 Sep 2026Did you knowThe 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 knowPrefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge).WinnerWollongong Rapid JunePlaniden, ChayneDid you knowMarathon 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 knowBiggest 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 upClassic Championship 202621 Jul 2026Did you knowPrefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge).Did you knowBusiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC.Winner2026 Winter WonderBlitzKumaresan, AdityaDid you knowNo quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw.Did you know101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site.Coming upBlitz Championship 20268 Sep 2026Did you knowIn Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649).Did you knowMost decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84).Winner2026 June SwissSoutter, JakeDid you knowHighest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship.Did you know247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament.Coming up960 Classic 202615 Sep 2026Did you knowThe 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 knowPrefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge).WinnerWollongong Rapid JunePlaniden, ChayneDid you knowMarathon 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 knowBiggest 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.
