Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2017-253

• Record #: R2017-253
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 3/29/2017
• Final action: 3/29/2017
• Title: Congratulations extended to Chicago Chess Champions and Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation
• Sponsors: Moreno, Proco Joe

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
3/29/2017	46060	City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
3/29/2017	46060	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 4 of this year at the 8^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 430 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 membership to the U.S. Chess Federation for 235 Chicago students; and

WHEREAS, Showing Grit, intelligence, and mental toughness, the following Chicago students and school teams won first place:

WHEREAS, The City Council has been advise of this marvelous accomplishment by Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno of the l" 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 [insert date], do hereby congratulate and recognize as Chicago Chess Champions Yuvraj Chennareddy, Alice Fan, Neel Jay, Deniz Gulecyuz, Decatur Classical, Skinner North, Whitney Young and Walter Payton 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.

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

Yuvraj Chennareddy a 1^st grader from Decatur Classical, Primary section; Alice Fan a 5^tn grader from Skinner West, Elementary section; Neel Jay a 7^th grader from Whitney Young, Junior High section; Deniz Gulecyuz a 9^th grader from Whitney Young, High School section

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

Decatur Classical chess team, Primary section; Yuvraj Chennareddy Enkhjin Namuunbayar Josephine Swan

Skinner North chess team, Elementary sections; Leon Cao Jack Heller

Whitney Young Academic Center chess team. Junior High section;

Gabriel Essex

Aria Hoesley

Jay Neel

Daniel Zhang Walter Payton chess team High School section

Alexander Ding

Amar,Erath

Samueal Essex

Proco Joe Moreno

Alderman, 1^st Ward

Andrew Li