More than 200 came for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the new Texas Tech SPICE Chess Park this morning at 10 am! Plenty of local media came to cover this very special event.

7/27/09
Texas Tech SPICE to Open New Chess Park
Monday, July 27, 2009 11:15 AM EST
Jul 27, 2009 10:15 AM CDT

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – The Texas Tech Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) will celebrate the opening of the TTU SPICE Chess park with a ribbon cutting on Monday.

The chess park, funded by an anonymous donor, is the first dedicated U.S. chess park at a university. The park is located between the Student Union Building and the University Library at 15th Street and Akron Avenue.

Along with funding the chess park, the anonymous donation of $320,000 is being used for scholarships to attract chess players to Texas Tech.

Source: http://www.newschannel10.com and http://www.kcbd.com

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