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Events

Upcoming Tournaments

In Progress

  • 2023 North American Class Championships
  • 2023 Summer Server Series
  • 2023 CCLA Fall Server Series
  • 2024 Winter Server Series
  • 2024 North American Server Class Championships
  • 2024 Spring Server Series
  • 2024 Summer Server Series
  • 2024 H. W. Gustafson Memorial
  • 2024 Fall Server Series
  • 2022 Postal Club Championship
  • 2023 Postal En Prise
  • 2021 Social Championship Round 2 Final
  • 2023 Postal Club Championship
  • 2024 Postal En Prise
  • 2 – Game Postal Challenge Match
  • 2023 - 2025 Postal Team Championship XXIII
  • 2024 Postal Club Championship
  • 2022 Social Championship Round 2 Final
  • 2024 Advanced Chess Server Championship

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Recently Completed

  • 2023 Winter Server Series
  • 2023 Spring Server Series
  • 2023 Server Team Championships
  • 2023 H.W. Gustafson Memorial
  • 2023 Advanced Server Championship

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Recent Results

Traditional Server Chess

SSS2406 2024 CCLA Spring Server Series #6

Lelan Conti 5.5-0.5

S24069 CCLA 2024 N. American Class E Final

Andrew Ritzmann 4-0 $20

S24029 CCLA 2024 N. American Class A Final

Alex Cacas 4.5-1.5 $20

SG2306 2023 H.W. Gustafson Memorial - Sect 6

Kim Lewis 6-0 $20

Postal Chess

M20041 2022 Social Championship Rd 1

Ethan Civan 6-0 $10

Advanced Chess

Player Ratings   All Tournament Results

Grand Prix

2023-2024 Grand Prix Winners

place name points
1William Smiley 114
2Duane K Catania76
3Lelan Conti67
4Lamont Rouse65
5Larry Kleine61
6Michael Moschos58
7John Smail56
8Ethan D Civan54
9John Cissik51
10Bryon Berger49

Current Grand Prix Standings

place name points
1Larry Kleine75
2William Smiley42
3John Smail38
4James Flesher32
5Ronald Taylor31
6Randall Woodfield31
7Gary Branton30
8Michael Butler29
9Douglas Hadley29
10LaMont Rouse29

Full Grand Prix Standings

The Chess Correspondent

CCLA has produced The Chess Correspondent magazine since 1940! It is currently issued quarterly and available via email attachment (.pdf file) or as a printed magazine. Our chess magazine has won the Chess Journalists of America award for Best Postal Magazine seven times, in 1997 and 2001 - 2006. The magazine regularly reports on important national and international CC events, i.e., World Championships, Olympiads, and the U.S. Championships.

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