"Despite the documented evidence of chess historian H.J.R. Murray, I have always thought that chess was invented by a goddess." George Koltanowski, from Women in Chess, Players of the Modern Game
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
A Refreshingly Wet "Chess" Story...
Story found at the Charleston Daily Mail.com:
Tuesday March 24, 2009
Historic fountain in W.Va. restored
by The Associated Press
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- An antique granite drinking fountain shaped like a chess bishop in Martinsburg is as good as new again.
The fountain that Emily Alburtis Bishop donated to the city in 1902 was damaged when a car struck it in November.
Hammaker Memorials reattached a hand-polished granite ball atop the fountain and cleaned and repaired the rest of it for about $2,000.
Owner Steve Ashton estimates the fountain is worth as much $100,000 because the type of granite it's made of isn't quarried any more.
City Manager Mark Baldwin says lighting might make the fountain more visible to motorists.
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