Bill Text: TX HR1471 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team on winning the 2021 President's Cup tournament.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-01 - Reported enrolled [HR1471 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1471-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1471 |
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WHEREAS, The chess team of The University of Texas Rio Grande | ||
Valley continued its tradition of excellence by winning the 2021 | ||
President's Cup tournament, claiming its third consecutive title in | ||
this prestigious event; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joining the other three top collegiate teams in the | ||
country for the President's Cup virtual competition on April 3 and | ||
4, the UTRGV players staged an impressive comeback, overtaking | ||
Saint Louis University on the final day of the tournament to win the | ||
championship; the "three-peat" triumph follows first-place cup | ||
finishes in 2018 and 2019, with the 2020 event being cancelled due | ||
to the COVID-19 pandemic; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Vaqueros were paced by grandmaster Kamil Dragun, | ||
who placed third in the individual scoring; grandmasters Mateusz | ||
Bartel, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, and Vladimir Belous also contributed to | ||
the team's point total, finishing fifth, sixth, and seventh, | ||
respectively; the team also received valuable contributions | ||
throughout the year from the other members of the roster: Vladimir | ||
Fedoseev, Sanan Syugirov, Ildar Khayrullin, Irakli Beradze, Ulvi | ||
Bajarani, Felix Ynojosa, Yannick Rajesh Kambrath, and Askar | ||
Nurbekov; these accomplished players benefited from the leadership | ||
and support of head coach Bartlomiej Macieja, associate dean of | ||
students Douglas Stoves, and program manager Aleksander Mista; and | ||
WHEREAS, The 2020-2021 season also marked the first time | ||
UTRGV sent its women's players into competition; the individuals | ||
who proudly represented their school included Yuliia Osmak, Alicja | ||
Sliwicka, Julia Antolak, Ana Shamatava, Lauren Tovias, and Lorena | ||
Garcia Ramon; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the skill, hard work, and unwavering | ||
determination of its members, the UTRGV chess program has | ||
established itself as one of the most successful in the nation, and | ||
all those associated with the team are to be commended for their | ||
achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas Rio Grande | ||
Valley chess team on winning the 2021 President's Cup tournament | ||
and extend to the players and staff sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Dominguez | ||
Guillen | ||
Canales | ||
Longoria | ||
Lucio III | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1471 was adopted by the House on May | ||
26, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||