Chess Leadership Roles

• USCF Local Tournament Director since 2001. Expiration 8/2009
  
• Club President & Founder 1997-Present of the
  State Farm Employee Association (SFEA) Chess Club
  USCF affiliate A6014073 1997-Present
• Bloomington Normal Area Scholastic Chess Association (BNASC)
• Serving on the Education, Tournament Directing, Public Affairs, and Fund Raising Committees I helped co write the curriculum and was the project manager for it.
• ICB Illinois Chess Bulletin Editor 2001-2006 5 Years 30 issues.
  
• FIDE Instructor title - 2007

Chess Ratings & Experience

• I am a USCF Life Member 12685788 USCF Rating: Regular 1541, Quick 1591
• World Chess Live Rating: Regular 1826 Quick 1740
• I have played in hundreds of USCF tournaments since 1997
• I have played over 5,000 games on US Chess Live. 2.6% of my life since 2001
• Twin City Chess Club Champion 2003 & 2006 Bloomington, IL
• SFEA Chess Club Champion 2002

Chess Teaching Experience

Summary of teaching:  

• Last year I taught over 100-class room chess lesson. I also taught 50 private lessons.
• I taught every day of the week Monday - Friday in after school chess programs.
• Weekly I teach more than 350 adult & scholastic students.
• I teach basic, intermediate, and advance chess concepts.

Chess Journalism

• I was also the Editor for the Illinois Chess Bulletin (ICB) State Chess magazine 2001-2006.
• I published 29 issues for the Illinois Chess Association that went out to over 800 member bi-monthly.
• The magazine varied in length from 40 -64 pages each issue. It include game reports, stories, articles, crosstables and ICA information.

Chess Fun / Collecting

• I collect high end chess equipment.
• I have 8-hardwood chessboard priced between $400 - $2500 each.
• I had some of those boards signed by 3 world champion, 6 US champions, and multiple chess celebrities.
• Of course boards would not be complete with out fancy sets, which I have to many also.
• I run a Chess Challenge Events at local festivals and fairs.
• I do about five events a year. We spread the good news about chess.
• These are chess outreaches to the community.
• We play Simuls, slow game, blitz games give beginner and intermediate chess lessons.
• We also educate the public about local clubs, private chess teachers school chess programs, local clubs, ICA & USCF organization.

1. Decatur Celebration 500 games
2. Apple & Pork Festival 400 games
3. Sweet Corn and Blues Festival
4. Clinton May Days
5. SFEA Playday
6. Racism not in my town festival.

 Personal

 Colley Kitson 40 years old, divorced and I have 5 children

• Family - My five children are:
  • Hannah
  • Michaela
  • Jason
  • Sarah
  • Levi
• US Navy - 6 years serving on board the USS Robison DDG 12.
• State Farm 1993 � Present