Coming upClassic Championship 202621 Jul 2026Did you knowLargest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants).Did you knowBusiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file.Winner2026 Winter WonderBlitzKumaresan, AdityaDid you knowBusiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC.Did you knowBiggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright.Coming upBlitz Championship 20268 Sep 2026Did you knowPrefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge).Did you knowWCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file.Winner2026 June SwissSoutter, JakeDid you knowNo quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw.Did 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.Coming up960 Classic 202615 Sep 2026Did you knowDrawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59).Did you knowAcross all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw.WinnerWollongong Rapid JunePlaniden, ChayneDid 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.Did you knowPrefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge).Coming upClassic Championship 202621 Jul 2026Did you knowLargest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants).Did you knowBusiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file.Winner2026 Winter WonderBlitzKumaresan, AdityaDid you knowBusiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC.Did you knowBiggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright.Coming upBlitz Championship 20268 Sep 2026Did you knowPrefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge).Did you knowWCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file.Winner2026 June SwissSoutter, JakeDid you knowNo quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw.Did 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.Coming up960 Classic 202615 Sep 2026Did you knowDrawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59).Did you knowAcross all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw.WinnerWollongong Rapid JunePlaniden, ChayneDid 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.Did you knowPrefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge).
