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1-1 Whereas, With over 80,000 members, the United States Chess

1-2 Federation is the official sanctioning body for tournament chess in the

1-3 United States and for United States participation in international chess

1-4 events; and

1-5 Whereas, At 12 years of age, and after only 32 months of playing

1-6 chess, Patrick Hummel attained the coveted chess title of United States

1-7 Chess Federation Master, an accomplishment achieved for the first time by

1-8 anyone that age in the history of chess in America and rarely equaled in the

1-9 world history of the game; and

1-10 Whereas, Patrick Hummel won three straight National Grade School

1-11 Chess Championships in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades and the 1997

1-12 National High School Action Chess Championship; and

1-13 Whereas, Patrick Hummel scored 6 1/2 out of a possible 7 points and

1-14 finished first in a championship field of 340 players to win the prestigious

1-15 1999 National High School Championship co-sponsored by the United

1-16 States Chess Federation held April 9 through April 11 in Sioux Falls, South

2-1 Dakota, a feat even more noteworthy as he is one of only three persons ever

2-2 to win this tournament at the age of 14 years; and

2-3 Whereas, The weekend following the tournament in South Dakota,

2-4 Patrick won the Nevada Scholastic Chess Championship in Reno which

2-5 was sponsored by Nevada Chess, Inc., the Nevada affiliate of the United

2-6 States Chess Federation, and as a result of this win, he will represent

2-7 Nevada at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions, hosted by

2-8 Nevada for the first time and scheduled to be held this August at the Sands

2-9 Regency Hotel Casino in Reno; and

2-10 Whereas, Winning the Nevada championship gained Patrick Hummel

2-11 enough rating points to earn him the title of Senior Master, the highest title

2-12 awarded by the United States Chess Federation, and by this achievement

2-13 Patrick became the second youngest Senior Master in the country; and

2-14 Whereas, Patrick Hummel is a freshman at The Meadows School in

2-15 Las Vegas where he is a straight A honors student who has also

2-16 distinguished himself in the field of mathematics by becoming the

2-17 MATHCOUNTS 1997 Southern Nevada Champion, the 1998 Nevada

2-18 Champion and a National Finalist at the 1998 competition in Washington,

2-19 D.C., and has also completed the American High School Mathematics

2-20 Examination which qualifies him to compete in the 17th Annual American

2-21 Invitational Mathematics Examination; and

2-22 Whereas, Patrick Hummel balances his life with a wide range of

2-23 activities, including swimming on The Meadows swim team, working out at

2-24 the gym, playing the trumpet and studying Mandarin Chinese; and

2-25 Whereas, Patrick’s parents, Paul and Carla Hummel, and the students

2-26 and faculty of The Meadows School are very proud of this outstanding

2-27 chess Master and multi-talented young man; now, therefore, be it

2-28 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the

2-29 members of the Assembly of the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature

2-30 congratulate Patrick Hummel on his achievements in the game of chess,

2-31 especially his most recent winning of the 1999 National High School

2-32 Championship; and be it further

2-33 Resolved, That this body hereby urges the residents of the State of

2-34 Nevada to recognize Patrick Hummel as a model of what can be

2-35 accomplished when a person of any age pursues a goal with determination

2-36 and dedication; and be it further

2-37 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a

2-38 copy of this resolution to Patrick Hummel.