Chess and Art, the Continuing Story

Occasionally, I post here about chess in art -- or art in chess. Another example is a contemporary Israeli painter, Boris Dubrov. Below are two pictures from the "Judaica" section of his web site -- "The Chess Game" (top) and "Shah" (bottom). The positions on the boards make sense, as does the design of the chess pieces, and what's more, the bottom right square is white -- which makes one think Mr. Dubrov might be a chess player himself.