| "> | | | | decimate their opponent. |
| Humanity has been obsessed with carving marble for | | | | Some aficionados of marble chess sets prefer them |
| over five thousand years. Some of the most beautiful | | | | to chess sets constructed from other materials due to |
| sculptures in recorded history are fashioned from this | | | | marbleâs inherent mineral properties. Marble is |
| metamorphic wonder. Marble also has practical | | | | comprised mostly of the crystalline version of calcium |
| applications. For instance, it is crushed up and used in | | | | carbonate. Calcite, as it is known, doesnât |
| the production of paper. But, industrial uses of marble | | | | refract light well and therefore, the light hitting it enters |
| pale in comparison to its great ornamental value. | | | | further before bouncing away, creating a soft waxen |
| Marble chess sets have graced the table of nobility | | | | sheen. This effect is what gives the impression that |
| since the Middle Ages. Its long association with the | | | | Michelangeloâs David could very well put |
| affluent appreciation of chess has made marble the | | | | down his discus and head off to the cafeteria for |
| material of choice for those avid chess enthusiasts | | | | lunch. |
| who long for the feel of royal privilege while they | | | | |