Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 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 Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know The 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 know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne 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 Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Most decisive WCC tournament: 2025 January Holiday Rapid, 1% of games drawn (1 of 84). Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 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 Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know The 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 know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know Busiest month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Did you know WCC has hosted 6,654 rated tournament games on file. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne 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.

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2024 Mini Swiss

26 November 2024

Format
Swiss
Type
Rapid
Time control
15+10
Rounds
4
Players
7

Final standings

#PlayerRatingScoreR1R2R3R4
1Giddings,Jye15143.0/4+W5+B3-W2+B6
2Bowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe13603.0/4+W4+B6+B1-W3
3Mailow,John11293.0/4+BYE-W1+B5+B2
4Howard,Michael Colin12852.5/4-B2+BYE=W6+B7
5Sweeney,Matthew13142.0/4-B1+W7-W3+BYE
6Valencic,Janez13621.5/4+B7-W2=B4-W1
7Brett,John12961.0/4-W6-B5+BYE-W4

Crosstable notation: +W3 = win as white against rank 3; -B7 = loss as black against rank 7; = = draw.

Rounds

Round 1, Tue 26 Nov 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Giddings,JyeSweeney,Matthew1-0
2Bowmaker-Ksiazek,KoeHoward,Michael Colin1-0
3Mailow,John(pairing-allocated bye)1 (PAB)
4Brett,JohnValencic,Janez0-1

Round 2, Tue 26 Nov 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Mailow,JohnGiddings,Jye0-1
2Valencic,JanezBowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe0-1
3Howard,Michael Colin(pairing-allocated bye)1 (PAB)
4Sweeney,MatthewBrett,John1-0

Round 3, Tue 26 Nov 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Giddings,JyeBowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe0-1
2Sweeney,MatthewMailow,John0-1
3Howard,Michael ColinValencic,Janez1/2-1/2
4Brett,John(pairing-allocated bye)1 (PAB)

Round 4, Tue 26 Nov 2024

#WhiteBlackResult
1Valencic,JanezGiddings,Jye0-1
2Bowmaker-Ksiazek,KoeMailow,John0-1
3Brett,JohnHoward,Michael Colin0-1
4Sweeney,Matthew(pairing-allocated bye)1 (PAB)