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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 2006-2007 chess team from The University of |
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Texas at Dallas captured first place at the prestigious 7th Final |
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Four Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship in Fort Worth on March |
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24 and 25, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The UT Dallas chess team outmaneuvered rival teams |
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from Duke University, Miami Dade College, and the University of |
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Maryland, Baltimore County to claim the President's Cup; this win |
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represents the third time that a UT Dallas team has won the |
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tournament, which is held annually to determine the best college |
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team in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Coached by international master Rade Milovanovic, |
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the team defeated their closest rival by a margin of 5.5 points, the |
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largest margin in the history of the tournament; in three rounds of |
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play over two days, UT Dallas achieved a record of nine wins and |
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three draws; this undefeated record gave them the all-time high |
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score in the history of the Final Four; and |
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WHEREAS, The team's victory at the Final Four comes only |
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months after it won the 2006 Pan American Intercollegiate Team |
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Chess Championship, which draws the best college teams in the |
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Americas; taking both tournaments together, the UT Dallas team has |
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not lost in 60 games; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of the 2006-2007 UTD chess team include two |
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grandmasters, arts and technology sophomore Alejandro Ramirez and |
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computer science graduate student Magesh Chandran Panchanathan, |
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and four international masters, computer science junior Marko |
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Zivanic, business administration junior Drasko Boskovic, senior |
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finance major Dmitri Shneider, and business administration |
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sophomore Davorin Kuljasevic; the tournament's Most Valuable |
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Player award went to Mr. Boskovic, whose perfect 3-0 record gained |
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him more points than any other competitor; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding chess players have also |
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generously donated their time and considerable talents to school |
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districts in Dallas and North Texas, providing chess instruction |
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and assisting students in chess tournaments; and |
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WHEREAS, The UT Dallas chess team has demonstrated the |
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requisite mental toughness and competitive excellence necessary to |
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succeed not only in chess but also in the classroom, and it is |
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fitting to pay tribute to its members at this time; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Coach Rade Milovanovic and The |
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University of Texas at Dallas chess team for winning the Final Four |
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Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship and extend to them sincere |
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best wishes for their continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the UT Dallas chess team as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |