,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #afi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,clay 7for himself and ,mr4        
,luetkemeyer7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
support for designation of ,saint       
,louis1 ,missouri1 as the ,national     
,chess ,capital to enhance awareness of 
the educational benefits of chess and to
 encourage schools and community centers
 to engage in chess programs to promote 
problem solving1 critical thinking1     
spatial awareness1 and goal setting4    
,whereas in #bjji and #bjaa1 the ,united
 ,states ,chess ,federation awarded     
,saint ,louis1 ,missouri1 the title of  
,chess ,city of the ,year and in #bjaj1 
the ,chess ,club and ,scholastic ,center
 of ,saint ,louis was named ,chess ,club
 of the ,year2 ,whereas ,saint ,louis   
has hosted the ,united ,states          
,championship and ,united ,states       

,women's ,championship each of the past 
#d years 7#bjji1 #bjaj1 #bjaa1 and      
#bjab7 and the ,united ,states ,junior  
,closed ,championship in #bjaj1 #bjaa1  
and #bjab1 the #c most prestigious1     
invite-only chess tournaments in the    
,nation2 ,whereas the ,chess ,club and  
,scholastic ,center of ,saint ,louis    
opened its doors in ,july of #bjjh1 and 
since ,saint ,louis has become widely   
recognized as the chess center of the   
,nation2 ,whereas chess promotes        
problem-solving1 higher-level thinking  
skills1 and improved self-esteem2       
,whereas the ,chess ,club and           
,scholastic ,center of ,saint ,louis    
brings the educational benefits of chess
 to thousands of students in over #ajj  
schools and community centers across the
 greater ,saint ,louis area1 targeting  
more than #c1cjj students from #bjaa to 
#bjab2 ,whereas the ,chess ,club and    
,scholastic ,center of ,saint ,louis    
offers free classes and lectures1 weekly
 tournaments1 private lessons1 summer   

camps1 and field trips to expose the    
benefits of chess to every school-aged  
child2 ,whereas the ,chess ,club and    
,scholastic ,center of ,saint ,louis    
provides instructors1 equipment1 and    
curricula to after school programs in   
the ,saint ,louis ,community2 ,whereas  
the ,chess ,club and ,scholastic ,center
 of ,saint ,louis offers a ,coaching    
,program to create a sustainable network
 of participating after-school chess    
programs2 and ,whereas ,saint ,louis is 
the hub of chess activity for developing
 chess skills for students across the   
,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the designation of ,saint 
,louis1 ,missouri1 as the ,national     
,chess ,capital2  7#b7 honors the ,chess
 ,club and ,scholastic ,center of ,saint
 ,louis as the thought-leader in chess  
education in the ,united ,states2 and   
7#c7 encourages the ,national ,chess    
,capital to continue promoting the      
educational benefits of chess among     

school children4