https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJoWq84iWOI
This is a clip from an upcoming Marvel series. The board is rotated incorrectly.
Why is this such a common occurrence? I've seen this exact thing countless times. How is there no one on the set that can spot such obvious error? I feel like I'm getting pranked. I swear in non-chess movies the board is set up wrong more often than not. If you bring a prop to convey the character is smart this really should not be happening. Is this just my pet-peeve?
Always a fun detail to pay attention to (as well as the position, whatever the heck it might be).
@i-bex said in #1:
I feel like I'm getting pranked.
You might be right! The irritation may stick more than an orderly presentation would. The ancient game wasn't played on a checkered board. That was harder. But their theatre profited.
Rotation makes no difference in game play, so the wrong display doesn't look all out stupid. It doesn't happen on boards with coordinates, though, that would look awkward. In 'The Naked Gun' they could have done it.
Whenever I have to tell someone that there is correct rotation I say it's so we won't mix up a diagonal with the next one.. or.. so that we can recognize light-square weaknesses from a past game in a future game.. or.. so that we can always refer to the same light and dark squared bishops .. or.. so that the identification of e5 and any square by coordinates is supported by colour. Standardized rotation is a help for memory. Chess pieces set up the wrong way in a movie bug us as long as we think we have to explain why- but we needn't and we can. :)
maybe some variant displayed there lol.
a nice video
board setup is important
i mean they also have messed up black's queen and king positions. I think thats the real problem here :D
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