KindredSpirit’s personal data

Hello, I am 71, US citizen, married, live in New York State. In chess I was Rochester Chess Club champion twice, in 1972-3 and again in 1992 after nearly a decade away from chess. I served chess at our club as treasurer and program director, TD, organizer, NYSCA special assistant to the President, USCF Region II Director for 11 years; achieved an ICCF rating of 2350+, winning a prelim rd in World Cup II, played on several US teams international and national matches for CCLA, lst VP in CCLA, editor of CCLA for 3-yrs, had a column in Nostalgia Magazine called Illusionary Delights, was lst place twice in NOST annual convention championship event; wrote a column for USCL (Chess Live) called KindredSpirit’s Kaleidoscope. Volunteer instruction as a Chess Advisor on that club; taught chess class at 3 schools; ran the 1986 Chessorama Festival at two malls in Rochester as a bank community project which attracted over 5000 viewers raising enough money for activity prizes, chess equipment for schools and VA hospitals.