,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ajb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#ah1 #bjac ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7for       
herself and ,mr4 ,blunt7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,may 
#e1 #bjad;,committee discharged2        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,expressing support for the designation 
of ,saint ,louis1 ,missouri1 as the     
,national ,chess ,capital of the ,united
 ,states 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    
,whereas1 in #bjji and #bjaa1 the       
,united ,states ,chess ,federation      
awarded ,saint ,louis1 ,missouri1 the   
title of ,chess ,city of the ,year and1 
in #bjaj1 the ,chess ,club and          
,scholastic ,center of ,saint ,louis was

 named ,chess ,club of the ,year2       
,whereas ,saint ,louis hosted the       
,united ,states ,chess ,championship and
 ,united ,states ,women's ,chess        
,championship in #bjji1 #bjaj1 #bjaa1   
and #bjab and the ,united ,states       
,junior ,closed ,chess ,championship in 
#bjaj1 #bjaa1 and #bjab1 which are the  
three most prestigious1 invitation-only 
chess tournaments in the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas the ,chess ,club and  
,scholastic ,center of ,saint ,louis    
opened its doors in ,july #bjjh1 and    
since that date1 ,saint ,louis has      
become widely recognized as the emerging
 chess center of the ,united ,states2   
,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 more than #ajj schools and  
community centers across the greater    
,saint ,louis area1 targeting more than 

#c1cjj students in #bjaa and #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        
school-aged children to the benefits of 
chess2 ,whereas the ,chess ,club and    
,scholastic ,center of ,saint ,louis    
provides instructors1 equipment1 and    
curricula to after-school programs in   
the greater ,saint ,louis area2 ,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 has become a hub for developing  
chess skills in students from across the
 ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7 expresses   
support for the designation of ,saint   
,louis1 ,missouri1 as the ,national     
,chess ,capital of the ,united ,states2 
7#b7 encourages the people of ,saint    

,louis to continue promoting the        
educational benefits of chess among     
school-aged children2 and  7#c7         
encourages all schools and community    
centers in the ,united ,states to engage
 in chess programs to promote           
problem-solving1 critical thinking1     
spatial awareness1 and goal setting4