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   TRADITIONAL SERVER CHESS

      2022 Server N.A. Class
        "B" Champ. Final

          2022 Server N.A.
        Class M/EX/A Final

    2021 Server N.A. Class
         "A" Champ. Final

         2022 Gustafson
         Section S22041

    2021 Server N.A. Class          "B" Champ. Final

    2021 Server N.A. Class          "C" Champ. Finals

TRADITIONAL
POSTAL CHESS

The Grand National and the Social Championship events are open entry - see event descriptions for entry details. We have players waiting for sections to fill!

  2020 Postal
North American
Class "M/EX" Championship

  2019 (34th) Postal
Championship

  2020 (35th) Postal
Championship

  2020 (35th) Postal
Leadership, H00029

ADVANCED CHESS
(Chess engines allowed)

Our congratulations to Timothy Harris, undefeated winner of the 2022 CCLA Server Championship!, Johnny Owens (2nd place), Pablo Moujan (3rd place, on S-B tie-break.)

Registration open year 'round. Sections issued when filled, with entrants grouped by rating. Players paired as either a 7-player single round robin, or as a 4-, 5- or 6-player double round robin, six to ten games played depending on number of entrants. Multiple entries permitted. One round. No prizes.

Seasonal Server Series

There are four seasonal tournaments, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer Server Series. One round. No prizes. Entrants grouped by rating. Players paired as either a 7-player single round robin, or as a 4-, 5- or 6-player double-round robin. Total number of games played is six to ten, depending on number of entrants and pairing option. Multiple entries permitted. Note: entries are accumulated and all sections are issued as soon as possible after the entry deadline
Time limit: 10 moves/30 days.
Entry fee $6 per section.

Prizes are $100 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, $30 for 3rd, $20 for 4th and $10 for 5th.

HOW TO PLAY CHESS

Note: New players must understand the Laws of Chess, CCLA's Server Rules of Play and Postal and Email Rules of Play and be able to read and write standard algebraic chess notation before they enter CCLA tournaments. New server players are strongly advised to review our Server Faq.