The artist definitely captured the atmosphere of the recent movies. Bravo! One thing that immediately jumps out at me about this chessboard is the use of varie

The artist definitely captured the atmosphere of the recent movies. Bravo! One thing that immediately jumps out at me about this chessboard is the use of varied ground plane -- how the back rows are high up, whereas the middle of the board is down below. The high ground really evokes a sense of power of the "senior" pieces, and casts the middle rows below as the inevitable battleground. One can imagine pieces mounting an uphill attack in the later stages of the game. Such a simple thing, and so effective!