The CCA Assembly (FIDE America) took place on October 1, 2022, in the beautiful city of San Jose, Costa Rica. The General Assembly was attended by various authorities, such as Zone Presidents and Federation leaders. The main item on the agenda was the election of CCA Officials.

After hearing the President’s and Treasurer’s reports, the 27 Federations present at the Assembly elected Mr Pepe Carillo as the head of the CCA for a four-year term.  Here is the full composition of the ticket:

President José Carrilo Pujol – (Panama)

Deputy President Francisco J. Cruz Arce (Puerto Rico)

Treasurer Erick Hernandez (El Salvador)

Secretary Enrique Celi Frugoni (Uruguay)

Member of the Board Carol S. Williams Pesqueira (Aruba)

Member of the Board Sandy Rarzak (Trinidad and Tobago)

Member of the Board Juan C. Mundaca Álvarez (Chile)

The Assembly also paid tribute to President IA Jorge Vega for his nearly 20 years of dedicated work for chess in America. After that, the delegates approved the calendar for 2023.