| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 962 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Dallas chess team |
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| 6 | 6 | | continued its tradition of excellence by winning the 2023 Southwest |
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| 7 | 7 | | Collegiate Team Championship, held on February 25 at Texas Tech |
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| 8 | 8 | | University in Lubbock; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Following a strong showing in December at the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship in Seattle, |
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| 11 | 11 | | UTD sent two teams to the Southwest Collegiate Team Championship, |
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| 12 | 12 | | where they competed against five other Texas universities in a |
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| 13 | 13 | | five-round, rapid-style tournament; the UTD A Team captured first |
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| 14 | 14 | | place, thanks in part to a consequential 2-1 victory in match No. 3 |
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| 15 | 15 | | over a squad from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; |
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| 16 | 16 | | moreover, the UTD B Team turned in a quality performance to earn |
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| 17 | 17 | | fourth place at the event; with their success in Lubbock, the UTD |
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| 18 | 18 | | chess players qualified for the 2023 Texas Collegiate Super Finals; |
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| 19 | 19 | | and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The A Team was paced by grandmaster David Brodsky, |
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| 21 | 21 | | who swept his slate of matches to score a 5.0, and the group also |
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| 22 | 22 | | received valuable contributions from grandmasters Rahul Peddi and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Ivan Schitco; the B Team consisted of international masters Andrei |
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| 24 | 24 | | Macovei, Eyal Grinberg, and Karolis Juksta; these accomplished |
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| 25 | 25 | | players benefited from the leadership and support of coach Julio |
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| 26 | 26 | | Sadorra; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Through the skill, hard work, and unwavering |
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| 28 | 28 | | determination of its members, The University of Texas at Dallas |
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| 29 | 29 | | chess program has built a notable record of achievement, and all |
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| 30 | 30 | | those associated with the team are to be commended for their |
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| 31 | 31 | | exceptional efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas at Dallas |
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| 34 | 34 | | chess team on winning the 2023 Southwest Collegiate Team |
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| 35 | 35 | | Championship and extend to the players and Coach Sadorra sincere |
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| 36 | 36 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Plesa |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 962 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 44 | 44 | | 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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