Coming up Classic Championship 2026 21 Jul 2026 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 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. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 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 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. 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 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 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. Winner 2026 Winter WonderBlitz Kumaresan, Aditya Did you know Prefers White (≥50 games as each colour): Siyuan Wu, 63% as White vs 42% as Black (22-point edge). Did you know Prefers Black (≥50 games as each colour): Jye Giddings, 61% as Black vs 41% as White (19-point edge). Coming up Blitz Championship 2026 8 Sep 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 June Swiss Soutter, Jake Did you know Biggest tournament upset by seed: Edmund Esterbauer entered the 2022 Champs Warmup as the #10 seed and won outright. Did you know Longest WCC tournament by round count: 2023 Quick March (12 rounds). Coming up 960 Classic 2026 15 Sep 2026 Did you know 247 distinct players have appeared in a WCC tournament. Did you know Busiest year at the board: 2023 saw 1822 rated games played at WCC. Winner Wollongong Rapid June Planiden, Chayne Did you know 101 WCC tournaments are catalogued on this site. Did you know No quarter given: Steve Ascic and Matthew Sweeney have played 25 times, never a draw.

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2025 Christmas Swiss

16 December 2025

Format
Swiss
Type
Rapid
Time control
15+10
Rounds
3
Players
6

Final standings

#PlayerRatingScoreR1R2R3
1Mailow,John12263.0/3+W5+B4+W3
2Lee,Wade13952.0/3+W4-B3+W5
3Valencic,Janez12992.0/3+B6+W2-B1
4Sweeney,Matthew12261.0/3-B2-W1+B6
5Townend,Harry-1.0/3-B1+W6-B2
6Flinn,Brandon-0.0/3-W3-B5-W4

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
1Mailow,JohnTownend,Harry1-0
2Lee,WadeSweeney,Matthew1-0
3Flinn,BrandonValencic,Janez0-1

Round 2, Tue 16 Dec 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Sweeney,MatthewMailow,John0-1
2Valencic,JanezLee,Wade1-0
3Townend,HarryFlinn,Brandon1-0

Round 3, Tue 16 Dec 2025

#WhiteBlackResult
1Mailow,JohnValencic,Janez1-0
2Lee,WadeTownend,Harry1-0
3Flinn,BrandonSweeney,Matthew0-1