| 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/C1 BH SB SB/C1 DE |
| Registered Players | 141 |
| Number of Federations | 9 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1185 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 1673 |
| Players from AUS Federation | 10 |
| Players NOT from AUS Federation | 131 |
| FIDE rated players | 96 |
| unrated players | 45 |
| unrated players from AUS Federation | 2 |
| unrated players NOT from AUS Federation | 43 |
| unrated Federations | 2 |
| FIDE titled players | 12 |
| GM players | 0 |
| WGM players | 0 |
| IM players | 1 |
| WIM players | 1 |
| FM players | 6 |
| WFM players | 0 |
| CM players | 3 |
| WCM players | 1 |
| FIDE titled player from AUS Federation | 0 |
| FIDE titled player NOT from AUS Federation | 12 |