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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

SSW2501 2025 CCLA Winter Server Series #1

John Chirillo 5-1

SSS2502 2025 CCLA Spring Server Series #2

Paul Shannon 4 1/2 - 1 1/2

SG2510 CCLA 2025 H.W. Gustafson Memorial - Sect 10

Ronald Nurmi 5 1/2 - 1/2 $20

S25009 2025 Server Team Championship Board 1

John Chirillo 6-2

SrSS2502 2025 CCLA Summer Server Series #2

Glenn Ruiz 4 1/2 - 1 1/2

S25049 CCLA 2025 N. American Class C Final

Ronald Taylor 4-2 $20

CMS2510 Challenge Match 2025 Section 10

Joe Castillo; John Catagrano 1-1

CMS2505 Challenge Match 2025 Section 05

Nathan Rogers 1 1/2-1/2

Postal Chess

CMP2508 Challenge Match 2025 Section 08

Brian Anderson; Franklin Castle 1-1

EP2503 2025 En Prise

Connor Izard 8-0 $10

EP2504 2025 En Prise

William Smiley 6-0 $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
1William Smiley92
2David Cofer85
3John Chirillo78
4Glenn Ruiz60
5Colin O'Sullivan57
6Edward McLaughlin54
7Ansel Metz46
8Gary Branton41
9Stanley Evans40
10Ethan Civan39

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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