Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2016-342

• Record #: R2016-342
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 5/18/2016
• Final action: 5/18/2016
• Title: Congratulations extended to first place winners at Greater Chicago K-12 Championship chess tournament and gratitude to Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation on hosting annual event
• Sponsors: Moreno, Proco Joe

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/18/2016		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
5/18/2016	25357	City Council	Adopted	Pass

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Known as the game of Kings and Queens, chess is intricate and intellectually demanding contest, requiring patience, strategic planning, the ability to anticipate and calculate possibilities, and the ability to adapt one's plans; and

WHEREAS, Budding Grandmasters of Chess convened on February 6 of this year at the 7^th Annual Greater Chicago K-12 Championships at McCormick Place to compete; and

WHEREAS, Organized by the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation, this year's tournament boasted a record attendance of 354 players; and

WHEREAS, Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the tournament by SBB Research Group, Renaissance Knights was able to provide free entry to the competition and 1 year membership to the U.S. Chess Federation for 143 Chicago students; and

WHEREAS, Showing Grit, intelligence, and mental toughness, the following Chicago students and school teams won first place: David Chen, a 2^nd grader at Edison Regional Gifted, Primary section; Aria Hoesley a 6^th grader at Decatur Classical, Elementary section; Mathew Wong a 9^th grade at Lane Tech, Junior High section; Matthew Varga a 10^th grader at Chicago Virtual, High School section; Decatur Classical chess team, Primary and Elementary sections; Lane Tech Academic Center chess team, Junior High section; Chicago Virtual chess team High School section; and

WHEREAS, The City Council has been advise of this marvelous accomplishment by Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno of the 1^st Ward; and

Whereas, All of Chicago salutes our Winning Students and chess teams on their sterling accomplishments, now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this Eighteenth of May, 2016 do hereby congratulate and recognize as Chicago Chess Champions David Chen, Aria Hoesley, Mathew Wong, Matthew Varga, Decatur Classical, Lane Tech and Chicago Virtual for their outstanding achievements, and also salute the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation for their invaluable contribution to our City's youth; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Resolution be presented to the above-
named students and schools, and to Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation, as a token of our
esteem and appreciation.                     , \                     I /J

Proco "Joe" Moreno Alderman, 1^st Ward