  We report the results of two Chandra observations of the recurrent nova CI
Aql at 14 and 16 months after its outburst in April 2000, respectively. The
X-ray emission is faint in both cases, without any noticeable change in
spectrum or intensity. Although the emission is very soft, it is not luminous
enough to be due to late-time H-burning. This implies that the luminous
supersoft phase ended even before the time predicted by the most recent
calculations. The details of the X-ray spectrum, together with the fact that
the observed X-ray intensity is brighter than pre-outburst (1992/1993), suggest
that the observed X-ray emission is either due to ionization of the
circumstellar material or due to the shocks within the wind and/or with the
surrounding medium.
