It's fun to see Jim and Rocky playing chess early in the episode, and Angel's commentary on the game is hilarious.
Unfortunately, like many depictions of chess in movies, television and advertisements, the chess board is set up incorrectly. In the correct and standard set up, the corner square to the right of each player should always be white (and queens start each game on home colors). The square to Jim's lower right is clearly a black square in this scene.
This fact is a minor problem for most non-chess players, to be sure, but a major problem for fans of the ancient game. I see this oversight often. It's kind of funny, and non-chess players have a fifty-fifty chance of setting up the board correctly.
Unfortunately, like many depictions of chess in movies, television and advertisements, the chess board is set up incorrectly. In the correct and standard set up, the corner square to the right of each player should always be white (and queens start each game on home colors). The square to Jim's lower right is clearly a black square in this scene.
This fact is a minor problem for most non-chess players, to be sure, but a major problem for fans of the ancient game. I see this oversight often. It's kind of funny, and non-chess players have a fifty-fifty chance of setting up the board correctly.