Chess

The board is so thin that the shadow it casts is almost invisible. Maybe that's why Horo misses those. The boolead modeling seems good enough. What needs work here are the pitchblack pieces. They look pretty much undefined by the used lighting. When you depict such black objects, there should be at lest one more 3d property, aside from shadow, that would define these objects - such as reflectivity and/or stronger specularity. A black-volume transparent substance with the max (300) for refraction will make things less plain and more dramatic I think.

Very nicely modelled pieces. Nicely lit, perhaps a bit on the dark side, but that's the artist's decision. Strange: the pieces cast nice shadows but the board itself not.

Perfect! And a good render time too. Well done!!