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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gergana Peycheva of The University of Texas at |
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Dallas achieved great distinction by winning the 2023 Texas Women's |
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Chess Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing against the top players in the state at |
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the UT Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Campus on March 25, |
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Ms. Peycheva captured her first three matches before drawing |
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against her teammate, Tarini Goyal, in the fourth round; she |
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triumphed against her final two opponents to score 5.5 points and |
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claim the state championship; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Bulgaria, Ms. Peycheva has represented |
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her home country at the European and World Championships, and in |
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2014, she earned a gold medal at the European School Chess |
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Championship in Greece; more recently, she took part in the 44th |
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World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, where she helped the |
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Bulgarian national team earn a top-10 ranking in the world; she is |
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currently in her freshman year as a business administration major |
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at UTD; and |
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WHEREAS, Gergana Peycheva has demonstrated exceptional skill |
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and an unwavering commitment to excellence, and she may indeed take |
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great pride in her many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gergana Peycheva on winning the |
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2023 Texas Women's Chess Championship and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for 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 Ms. Peycheva as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Plesa |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 944 was adopted by the House on April |
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14, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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