Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne 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 No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Drawing-circle tournament: 2023 Summer Classic, 19% of games drawn (11 of 59). Did you know Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya 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 Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 2026 Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Winner 2026 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne 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 No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw.

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Wollongong Mini RR Div4

14 October 2025

Format
Round-Robin
Type
Rapid
Time control
15+10
Rounds
3
Players
4

Final standings

#PlayerRatingScoreR1R2R3
1Giddings,Jye14212.5/3+W4=W3+W2
2Bowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe13632.0/3+W3+B4-B1
3Wu,Siyuan14891.5/3-B2=B1+W4
4Valencic,Janez13370.0/3-B1-W2-B3

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

Rounds

Round 1, Tue 14 Oct 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Giddings,JyeValencic,Janez1-0
2Bowmaker-Ksiazek,KoeWu,Siyuan1-0

Round 2, Tue 14 Oct 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Giddings,JyeWu,Siyuan1/2-1/2
2Valencic,JanezBowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe0-1

Round 3, Tue 14 Oct 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Giddings,JyeBowmaker-Ksiazek,Koe1-0
2Wu,SiyuanValencic,Janez1-0