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Events

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 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
  • 2025 Gustafson Memorial Tournament
  • 2025 Fall Server Series
  • 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
  • 2024 H. W. Gustafson Memorial
  • 2023 Advanced Server Championship
  • 2022 Postal Club Championship
  • 2023 Postal En Prise
  • 2021 Social Championship Round 2 Final
  • 2023 - 2025 Postal Team Championship XXIII

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Recent Results

Traditional Server Chess

SSW2503 2025 CCLA Winter Server Series #3

Tom Greco 3.5-2.5 (TB Ethan Civan)

S25059 CCLA 2025 N. American Class D Final

Jay Simonson 3.5-0.5 $20

CMS2508 Challenge Match 2025 Section 08

John Matagrano 2-0

S25019 CCLA 2025 N. American M/EX Class Final

Robert Irons; John Chirillo; David Cofer 4-2 $20

SSS2501 2025 CCLA Spring Server Series #1

John Chirillo & David Cofer 7-1

SG2415 CCLA 2024 H.W. Gustafson Memorial - Sect 15

John Cissik 7 1/2 - 1/2 $20

SSW2501 2025 CCLA Winter Server Series #1

John Chirillo 5-1

Postal Chess

P30005 2023 En Prise

Paul Ott 6-0 $10

H20019 2022 Leadership

1st Lev Lamech 6 1/2-1 1/2 $50; 2nd Brian Hey 6-2 $25; 3rd Randall Woodfield 4 1/2-3 1/2 $10

P40003 2024 En Prise

Paul Ott 6-0 $10

CMP2505 Challenge Match 2025 Section 05

John Sarhage 2-0

CMP2506 Challenge Match 2025 Section 06

Paul Pelfrey 2-0

CMP2508 Challenge Match 2025 Section 08

Brian Anderson; Franklin Castle 1-1

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 Chirillo70
2David Cofer70
3William Smiley69
4Edward McLaughlin46
5Colin O'Sullivan42
6Ansel Metz34
7John O'Brien34
8Glenn Ruiz34
9James Modesitt33
10Paul Shannon32

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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