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Events

Upcoming Tournaments

  • 2025 Server Two Game Challenge Match
  • 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
  • 2025 Winter Server Series
  • 2025 North America Server Class Championship
  • 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 Two Game Postal Challenge Match
  • 2025 Postal En Prise
  • 2024 Postal En Prise
  • 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

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Recent Results

Traditional Server Chess

SG2403 2024 H.W. Gustafson Memorial - Sect 3

Paul Shannon 3.5-2.5 $20 (TB over Stanley Evans)

S24019 2024 N. American M/EX Class Final

John Chirillo 4.5-1.5 $20

SrSS2407 2024 CCLA Summer Server Series #7

Vincent Catania 5.5-0.5

SG2413 2024 H.W. Gustafson Memorial - Sect 13

Lelan Conti 4-2 $20

SrSS2404 2024 CCLA Summer Server Series #4

Hannelore Catania 5-1

SG2411 2024 H.W. Gustafson Memorial - Sect 11

Ronald Taylor 4.5-1.5 $20

Postal Chess

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
1Larry Kleine104
2Gary Branton103
3William Smiley82
4Ansel Metz67
5John Smail58
6Ronald Taylor54
7Douglas Hadley52
8Hannelore Catania51
9Duane Catania50
10LaMont Rouse48

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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