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Events in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
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Events

Upcoming Tournaments

  • 2025 Two Game Postal Challenge Match
  • 2025 Winter Server Series
  • 2025 Annual CCLA Server Club Championship
  • 2025 North America Server Class Championship
  • 2025 Spring Server Series
  • 2025 CCLA Server Team Championship
  • 2025 Summer Server Series
  • 2025 Annual CCLA Postal Club Championship
  • 2025 Gustafson Memorial Tournament
  • 2025 Fall Server Series

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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
  • 2 – Game Postal Challenge Match
  • 2023 - 2025 Postal Team Championship XXIII
  • 2024 Postal Club Championship
  • 2022 Social Championship Round 2 Final
  • 2025 Postal En Prise
  • 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

SrSS2401 2024 CCLA Summer Server Series #1

Larry Kleine 6-0

SSF2404 2024 CCLA Fall Server Series #4

Doug Hadley 5-1

Postal Chess

G00019 2020 Grand National

1. William Baumer 5-1 $50; 2. Robert Both 3-3 $25; 3. Daniel Modes 2.5-3.5 $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 Kleine93
2William Smiley66
3John Smail47
4Ronald Taylor47
5Ansel Metz46
6Duane Catania39
7Alexander Cacas38
8Hannelore Catania38
9Tom Greco38
10Douglas Hadley38

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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