Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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 In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). 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 month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 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 Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Did you know Largest WCC tournament by field size: 2026 January Classic (39 entrants). Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw. Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). 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 In Round 1 at WCC, the lower-rated player has won 13% of decisive games (87 of 649). 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 month at WCC: April, 898 rated games played across all years on file. Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 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 Across all 6,654 rated games at WCC, White wins 48%, Black wins 46%, and 6% end in a draw. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know Highest ACF rating ever recorded at a WCC tournament: Jordan Morris at 2204, first at the 2024 Wollongong Blitz Championship. Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge).

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2025 Christmas Round Robin Div 1

16 December 2025

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

Final standings

#PlayerRatingScoreR1R2R3
1Pham,Minh Khue18752.0/3+W4-W3+W2
2Qiang,Vincent21722.0/3+W3+B4-B1
3Planiden,Chayne18981.0/3-B2+B1-W4
4Clouston,Bevan18561.0/3-B1-W2+B3

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

Rounds

Round 1, Tue 16 Dec 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Pham,Minh KhueClouston,Bevan1-0
2Qiang,VincentPlaniden,Chayne1-0

Round 2, Tue 16 Dec 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Pham,Minh KhuePlaniden,Chayne0-1
2Clouston,BevanQiang,Vincent0-1

Round 3, Tue 16 Dec 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Pham,Minh KhueQiang,Vincent1-0
2Planiden,ChayneClouston,Bevan0-1