U.S. and Canada annual memberships are $25 US with printed magazine, or $19 US if sent by email. Foreign dues are $19 US with email magazine. If not using PayPal, send payments to: CCLA, P.O. Box 142, Livingston, NJ 07039-0142

The CCLA now offers online payment processing via Paypal for both new and renewing memberships and for all tournament entry fees!

• Play against real opponents with official chess ratings in an internationally recognized organization
• Play serious chess in a friendly volunteer-oriented organization
• Play against people not chess engines

You are invited to join CCLA. Please be aware that CCLA players use their real names instead of aliases, and that CCLA has a "no computer engine usage policy" in determining moves.

The WINNERS OF THE 2008 BEST GAMES CONTEST are listed below, including the game number shown in the October-December 2009 Chess Correspondent.

Master/Expert: John Caliguire 1st (game 5), Paul Motta 2nd (game 2)

Class A & B: Randall Woodfield 1st (game 11), Allan Miller 2nd (game 8)

Class C & Under: Richard Kuhn 1st (game 12), Jay Simonson 2nd (game 16)

Congratulations to all these winners, and thanks to all the CCLA members who voted in these contests and to all the players who submitted their games!

The winning games are included in the PGN file below and on the game page (HTML) at the link below.