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 3 of this year at the 9th 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 560 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 275 Chicago students; and
WHEREAS, Showing Grit, intelligence, and mental toughness, the following Chicago students and school teams won first place:
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Abhi Majumdar a 2nd grader from British School and Andy Cao a 2"d grader from Decatur Classical, Primary Section;
Avi Kaplan a 5th grader from Decatur, Elementary section;
Adam Pastor a 8th grader from University pf Chicago Lab School, Junior High section;
Aria Hoesley a 8th grader from Whitney Young, High School section
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
Decatur Classical chess team. Primary section; Enkhjin Namuunbayar Siri Chennareddy
Decatur Classical chess team, Elementary sections; Anujin Namuunbayar Avi Kaplan Ethan Ding Josephine Swan Lily Meegoda
University of Chicago Lab School chess team, Junior High section; Adam Pastor Krish Khanna
Walter Payton High/School chess team High School section Amar Jerath Alexander Ding Lizzy Brahin Samuel Essex
WHEREAS, The City Council has been advise of this marvelous accomplishment by Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno of the IV 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 April 18,2018, do hereby congratulate and recognize as Chicago Chess Champions Abhi Majumdar, Andy Cao, Avi Kaplan, Adam Pastor, Aria Hoesley, Decatur Classical, U of C Lab School, and Walter Payton H.S 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.
Procp Joe Moreno Alderman, 1st Ward