H.R. No. 944
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Gergana Peycheva of The University of Texas at
Dallas achieved great distinction by winning the 2023 Texas Women's
Chess Championship; and
WHEREAS, Competing against the top players in the state at
the UT Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Campus on March 25,
Ms. Peycheva captured her first three matches before drawing
against her teammate, Tarini Goyal, in the fourth round; she
triumphed against her final two opponents to score 5.5 points and
claim the state championship; and
WHEREAS, A native of Bulgaria, Ms. Peycheva has represented
her home country at the European and World Championships, and in
2014, she earned a gold medal at the European School Chess
Championship in Greece; more recently, she took part in the 44th
World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, where she helped the
Bulgarian national team earn a top-10 ranking in the world; she is
currently in her freshman year as a business administration major
at UTD; and
WHEREAS, Gergana Peycheva has demonstrated exceptional skill
and an unwavering commitment to excellence, and she may indeed take
great pride in her many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Gergana Peycheva on winning the
2023 Texas Women's Chess Championship and extend to her sincere
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Peycheva as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Plesa
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 944 was adopted by the House on April
14, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House