John ("Jack") William Collins (September 23, 1912 – December 2, 2001) was an American chess master, author, and teacher.

[2] When he was in his teens, Collins met Frederick Huhn, the family's 80-year-old German landlord of their home at 69 Hawthorne Street in Brooklyn, NY.

[5] Collins wrote to the local newspapers and "obtained the names and addresses of several high-school teams in the metropolitan area."

[7] Collins won the 1943 United States Correspondence Championship, defeating Dr. Erich W. Marchand in a final playoff match.

[8] Collins won the 1952 New York State Championship, ahead of Max Pavey, Anthony Santasiere, James Sherwin, and Frank Anderson.