| Tournament Name | 2026 HBCC Best in the West |
| Place | Altona |
| Federation | AUS |
| Date Begin | 29/08/2026 |
| Date End | 30/08/2026 |
| Arbiter(s) | IA Casey Goh (AUS) |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch 2017 (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 5 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | BH |
| Registered Players | 142 |
| Number of Federations | 8 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1227 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 1668 |
| Players from AUS Federation | 13 |
| Players NOT from AUS Federation | 129 |
| FIDE rated players | 101 |
| unrated players | 41 |
| unrated players from AUS Federation | 4 |
| unrated players NOT from AUS Federation | 37 |
| unrated Federations | 2 |
| FIDE titled players | 14 |
| GM players | 0 |
| WGM players | 0 |
| IM players | 0 |
| WIM players | 1 |
| FM players | 6 |
| WFM players | 2 |
| CM players | 4 |
| WCM players | 1 |
| FIDE titled player from AUS Federation | 0 |
| FIDE titled player NOT from AUS Federation | 14 |