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Events

Upcoming Tournaments

  • 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
  • 2025 Winter Server Series
  • 2025 Server Two Game Challenge Match
  • 2025 North America Server Class Championship
  • 2025 Spring Server Series
  • 2025 CCLA Server Team Championship
  • 2025 Summer Server Series
  • 2022 Postal Club Championship
  • 2023 Postal En Prise
  • 2023 Postal Club Championship
  • 2 – Game Postal Challenge Match
  • 2024 Postal Club Championship
  • 2022 Social Championship Round 2 Final
  • 2025 Two Game Postal Challenge Match
  • 2025 Postal En Prise
  • 2024 Postal En Prise
  • 2025 Annual CCLA Postal Club Championship
  • 2024 Advanced Chess Server Championship
  • 2025 Annual CCLA Server Club 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
  • 2021 Social Championship Round 2 Final
  • 2023 - 2025 Postal Team Championship XXIII
  • 2025 Two Game Postal Challenge Match

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Recent Results

Traditional Server Chess

SSS2405 2024 CCLA Spring Server Series #5

Gary Branton 5-1

CMS2504 Server Challenge Match

John Thommen 2-0

SSW2504 2025 CCLA Winter Server Series #4

Dale Anderson, II 5-1

S25029 CCLA 2025 N. American Class A Final

William Roudebush 7-1 $20

SSW2507 2025 CCLA Winter Server Series #7

Vincent Catania 8-0

CMS2506 Server Challenge Match

Xavier Cervantes 2-0

SG2410 CCLA 2024 H.W. Gustafson Memorial - Sect 10

Dennis Weimer 5-1 $20

S25069 CCLA 2025 N. American Class E Final

John Cissik 6-0 $20

Postal Chess

Postal Team Championship XXIII (2023-2025)

1st - Norsemen 15-9; 2nd MMTC 11-13; 3rd Knight Riders 10-14

Postal Team Championship XXIII (2023-2025) Board 1

Ted Greiner - Norsemen & Richard McLaughlin - MMTC 2.5-1.5

Postal Team Championship XXIII (2023-2025) Board 2

Michael Butler - Knight Riders 3-1

Postal Team Championship XXIII (2023-2025) Board 3

James Modesitt - Midas Mulligan Tobacco Co 2.5-1.5

Postal Team Championship XXIII (2023-2025) Board 4

Tom Laaman - Norsemen & Franklin Castle - Knight Riders 2-2

Postal Team Championship XXIII (2023-2025) Board 6

William Smiley - Norsemen 4-0

Postal Team Championship XXIII (2023-2025) Board 5

Brent Askvig - Norsemen 4-0

P30004 2023 En Prise

Michael Butler 5-1 $10

C23007 Challenge Match

Randall Woodfield 2-0

M10019 2021 Social Championship

Brent Askvig 1st 4-0 $50; William Smiley 2nd 2-2 $25; Franklin Castle 3rd 0-4 $10

P40004 2024 En Prise

Michael Somers 6-0 $10

C23008 Postal Challenge Match

Michael Braudes 1.5 - Michael Butler 0.5

CMP2503

Lev Lamech 1; Michael Butler 1

P40005 2024 En Prise

William Smiley 5-1 $10

P30002 2023 En Prise

James Modesitt 4-2 $10

Advanced Chess

Player Ratings   All Tournament Results

Grand Prix

2024-2025 Grand Prix Winners

place name points
1Larry Klein104
2Gary Branton103
3William Smiley82
4Ansel Metz67
5John Smail58
6Ronald Taylor54
7Douglas Hadley52
8Hannelore Catania51
9Duane Catania50
10LaMont Rouse48

Current Grand Prix Standings

place name points
1John Chirillo55
2David Cofer53
3William Smiley35
4Edward McLaughlin34
5Colin O'Sullivan30
6Glenn Ruiz30
7Stanley Evans27
8Dale Anderson25
9Ethan Cissik25
10Vincent Catania24

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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