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File #: 2007-1543    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 6/12/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 6/12/2007
Enactment date: 6/12/2007 Enactment #: 329
Effective date:    
Title: WHEREAS, in the spring of 2007, Mr. Alex Shabalov won his fourth national United States Chess Championship; and WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov also won the championship in 1993, 2000 and 2003; and WHEREAS, in 1998, Mr. Shabalov was ranked 25th in the world in chess; and WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov has represented the United States in four chess Olympiads and he made the Olympic team for the 2008 chess Olympiad, which will be held in Dresden, Germany; and WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov immigrated to the United States from Latvia in 1992, and became a United States citizen in 1998; and WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov is 39 years old and resides in Squirrel Hill with his wife Olga and his two daughters, Anna and Kathy; and WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov studied under former World Champion Michael Tal, also known as the "Magician from Riga"; and WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov is the owner of two House of Chess stores, one of which is located in Ross Park Mall and the other is located in the Great Northern Mall in Clevel...
Sponsors: William Peduto, Douglas Shields, Dan Deasy, Tonya D. Payne
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. PEDUTO
Attachments: 1. 2007-1543.doc
Title
WHEREAS, in the spring of 2007, Mr. Alex Shabalov won his fourth national United States Chess Championship; and
 
WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov also won the championship in 1993, 2000 and 2003; and
 
WHEREAS, in 1998, Mr. Shabalov was ranked 25th in the world in chess; and
 
WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov has represented the United States in four chess Olympiads and he made the Olympic team for the 2008 chess Olympiad, which will be held in Dresden, Germany; and
 
WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov immigrated to the United States from Latvia in 1992, and became a United States citizen in 1998; and
 
WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov is 39 years old and resides in Squirrel Hill with his wife Olga and his two daughters, Anna and Kathy; and
 
WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov studied under former World Champion Michael Tal, also known as the "Magician from Riga"; and
 
WHEREAS, Mr. Shabalov is the owner of two House of Chess stores, one of which is located in Ross Park Mall and the other is located in the Great Northern Mall in Cleveland.  
 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City Pittsburgh recognizes Mr. Shabalov's prestigious achievements and congratulates him on his fourth national title; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares June 12, 2007, "Alex Shabalov Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.