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Serving North America's Correspondence Chess Community since 1909 | |
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Serving North America's Correspondence Chess Community since 1909 | |
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Bringing you the very best in correspondence chess play! | |||
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If you are experiencing difficulties and not receiving The Chess Correspondent magazine, either printed or email version, please contact: CCLA Secretary-Treasurer at cclatreasurer22@gmail.com Please remember to notify CCLA with six weeks advance notice for changes of address so that we can update our membership and mailing records. There will be a $8.00 charge for each replacement copy of The Chess Correspondent if you do not notify us in advance of a change in address. | |||
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| HOW TO PLAY CHESS | |
(Now includes an expanded endgame section) | |
| Basic Chess Instruction | |
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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. | |
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TRADITIONAL SERVER CHESS | ||
2022 Server N.A. | ||
| 1st James McLaughlin 1.5 - 0.5 | ||
2022 Server N.A. Class | ||
| 1st Tom Greco 5.0 - 3.0 | ||
2022 Server N.A. Class | ||
| 1st Jarrod Harris 3.0 - 1.0 | ||
2022 Gustafson | ||
| # 1 Aaron Anderson 5.0 - 1.0 | ||
| # 3 Brian Hey 3.5 - 2.5 | ||
| # 4 Alex Cacas 4.5 - 1.5 | ||
| # 5 Duane Catania 6.0 - 0.0 | ||
| # 10 Don Wade 4.0 - 2.0 | ||
| # 12 Neil Cuykendall 5.0 - 1.0 | ||
| # 13 Freely Schwam 5.0 - 1.0 | ||
| # 14 Daniel Behuniak 6.0 - 0.0 | ||
| # 15 Radek Jimenez 6.0 - 0.0 | ||
2021 Server N.A. Class | ||
| 1st Ed Bapple (tie) 1.0 - 1.0 | ||
| 1st Douglas Stewart 1.0 - 1.0 | ||
2021 Server N.A. Class "B" Champ. Final | ||
| 1st Jason Smith 2.5 - 1.5 | ||
2021 Server N.A. Class "C" Champ. Finals | ||
| 1st Mark Ishler 2 - 0 | ||
TRADITIONAL | ||
The En Prise prize event is open entry - see event descriptions for entry details. We have players waiting for sections to fill! | ||
2020 Postal | ||
| 1st Brian Hey 7.5 - .5 | ||
2019 (34th) Postal | ||
| 1st William Corbett 6 - 1 | ||
| 2nd David Blumberg 4.5 - 1.5 | ||
| 3rd Morris Lainer 4 - 3 | ||
| Randall Woodfield 4 - 3 (tie) | ||
2020 (35th) Postal | ||
| 1st Lev Lamech 8 - 2 | ||
| Chales Nace 8 - 2 (tie) | ||
| 3rd Paul Shannon 6 - 4 | ||
2020 (35th) Postal | ||
| 1st Jeff Daven 6 - 0 | ||
ADVANCED CHESS | ||
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.) | ||
| CCLA's 2023 Advanced Chess Server Championship - Annual tournament open to players rated 2000 and over. The event may be one or two rounds depending on the number of entrants and involve one or two games per opponent, depending on the number of players in a section. Section winners and ties advance to the final round. Multiple entries not permitted. Prizes: First place $50, second place $25 and third place $10. | ||
| Time limit: 10 moves/30 days. | ||
| Entry fee: $ 10.00 | ||
| Entry deadline: April 15, 2023 | ||
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Seasonal Server SeriesThere 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 |
| Entry deadline - (Winter): Feb 15, 2023 |
| Entry deadline - (Spring): May 15, 2023 |
| Entry deadline - (Summer): Aug 15, 2023 |
| Entry deadline - (Fall): Nov 15, 2023 |
POSTAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP |
Players and Captains - sign-up today! Minimum of three teams needed or event will not be held. The number of divisions, teams and games played per opponent is strictly a function of the entries. Teams will be assigned to divisions based on the average team rating of their six players. Each player plays one or two games against opponents on his board (Board 1 plays all other Board 1 players, etc.) Time limit: 10 moves/30 days. Entry fee $8. |
| Entry deadline - June 1, 2023 |
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| Congratulations, this year's | |||
| (2022-23) Grand Prix Winners! | |||
Prizes are $100 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, $30 for 3rd, $20 for 4th and $10 for 5th. | |||
| 1. | CATANIA# | DUANE | 101 |
| 2. | SMILEY* | WILLIAM | 88 |
| 3. | HODGKINS# | NEIL | 66 |
| 4. | CUYKENDALL | NEIL | 60 |
| 5. | STRELECKY | RICH | 52 |
| Visit Grand Prix Contest for the up-to-date listing of Grand Prix points. | |||
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Bored with TV re-runs and the endless coronavirus news cycle? Correspondence chess still provides hours of enjoyment without risking personal safety or violating quarantine. Sign-up for some new games today! And don't forget to mention CCLA to your friends and contacts on social media!
ADVANCED CHESS | ||
| 2023 Advanced Chess Server Quads | ||
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. | ||
| Time limit: 10 moves/30 days. | ||
| Entry fee $6. | ||
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