Coming upClassic Championship 202621 Jul 2026Did you knowMost decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84).Did you know101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site.Winner2026 Winter WonderBlitzKumaresan, AdityaDid 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 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.Coming upBlitz Championship 20268 Sep 2026Did you knowBusiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC.Did you knowLargest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants).Winner2026 June SwissSoutter, JakeDid you knowNo quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw.Did you knowPrefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge).Coming up960 Classic 202615 Sep 2026Did you knowHighest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship.Did you knowWCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file.WinnerWollongong Rapid JunePlaniden, ChayneDid you know247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament.Did you knowBiggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright.Coming upClassic Championship 202621 Jul 2026Did you knowMost decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84).Did you know101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site.Winner2026 Winter WonderBlitzKumaresan, AdityaDid 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 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.Coming upBlitz Championship 20268 Sep 2026Did you knowBusiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC.Did you knowLargest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants).Winner2026 June SwissSoutter, JakeDid you knowNo quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw.Did you knowPrefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge).Coming up960 Classic 202615 Sep 2026Did you knowHighest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship.Did you knowWCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file.WinnerWollongong Rapid JunePlaniden, ChayneDid you know247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament.Did you knowBiggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright.
